GREEN BAY, Wis. – For the past couple weeks, the Green Bay Packers have been trying to get Josh Jacobs into the end zone and out of the NFL record book.
On Sunday, they succeeded.
Midway through the third quarter of the Packers’ victory over the Houston Texans, Jacobs caught a screen and lost 3 yards. It was the 211th reception of his career, the most ever for a player without a touchdown catch.
On the next play, Jacobs meandered out into the right flat, then took the route back over the middle. He caught the ball at the 8, eluded a diving tackle attempt and sprinted into the end zone.