Justin Fields rushed for 103 yards for the Chicago Bears against the 49ers on Oct. 31, 2021. Aaron Jones rushed for 108 yards in the Packers’ 24-21 NFC divisional playoff loss to San Francisco last season.
All three of Jacobs’ touchdowns came from 1 yard out.
”I came here because I’d seen them winning,” said Jacobs, who spent his first five seasons with the Raiders. ”And I haven’t won a lot in my career, and that was a big thing for me when I’m making a decision. But not only that, man, being around these guys and seeing how hungry they are, seeing how much of pros they are on a day-to-day basis and how much it means to them, man, it makes me want to play harder, it makes me want to give everything I have.”
Xavier McKinney broke up a fourth-down pass to end one 49ers scoring threat and had a 48-yard interception return to set up Jacobs’ second touchdown. The former New York Giants safety has seven picks this season, tied with Detroit’s Kerby Joseph for the NFL lead.
”It’s been as advertised,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said of the two free-agent additions. ”Those guys have just been instrumental in our ability to win games.”
San Francisco’s defense had only four players who participated in the playoff victory over Green Bay: Fred Warner, Deommodore Lenoir, Tashaun Gipson and Robert Beal. Purdy’s shoulder injury prompted the 49ers to turn to 32-year-old Brandon Allen to make his 10th career start and first since the 2021 regular-season finale when he was with Cincinnati.