The Green Bay Packers announced on Wednesday that Packers running back Aaron Jones was named the league’s Ground Player of the Week after his performance against the Chicago Bears in the team’s Week 2 victory. Jones was able to take 15 carries for 132 yards and a touchdown on top of his three receptions for 38 yards and another score.
With that Week 2 effort, Jones’ season-long stats sit at 20 carries for 181 yards for an amazing 9.1 yards per carry average. 50 percent of his carries have gone for a first down this year, which towers above Atlanta’s Cordarrelle Patterson (32.