Raiders' Josh Jacobs joins elite company in the NFL history books
It may be safe to say that the little bit of faith if there was any, of a playoff berth happening for the Las Vegas Raiders may be officially out of the window. A lot of fans may be reading this while looking at the 5-7 record and asking how. Well, the wild card isn't […]
It may be safe to say that the little bit of faith if there was any, of a playoff berth happening for the Las Vegas Raiders may be officially out of the window. A lot of fans may be reading this while looking at the 5-7 record and asking how. Well, the wild card isn't officially off of the table.
However, since the season is basically over in terms of anything positive to play for, it's still good to try and stay positive. Thinking negatively can be bad for your mental health, and being a fan of the Raiders may already do enough for your mental health.
The positive thing about this game against the Kansas City Chiefs is that Josh Jacobs was back. He looked great and looked like the same guy we knew last season. Well, he looked like that in the first half. Even if he didn't finish the game that way, on paper, he still had a great game.
His game was enough to put him in the same conversation as some of the best running backs this league has ever seen. That's right, Sunday afternoon was a game that saw Jacobs write his name in the history books just one more way we didn't think was possible.
Here is what the Raiders' PR team tweeted about Jacobs after the game:
Jacobs has become 1 of 9 RBs since 2000 to record 1,000+ scrimmage yards in each of his first five seasons in the NFL. He joins Marcus Allen as the only two players in Raiders history to accomplish the feat
Marcus Allen is the best running back in Raiders history, and it's safe to say that Josh Jacobs may be in that second spot or at least creeping up on it. He is showing that he can get it done on the ground or through the air. It doesn't matter.
However, his favorite thing is "running a motherf*cker over," as he likes to say.
Josh Jacobs could join former Raiders’ legend in history books
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