After watching Bucky Irving run all over the Carolina Panthers last week, Josh Jacobs was one of the guys I was worried about coming into Thursday night.

Carolina has done a much better job against him. Jacobs had 10 carries for only 14 yards late in the first half, and while he did score on a 1-yard run, the Panthers haven't allowed him to get much going outside of that.

That's a big change from what we watched against Tampa Bay. Irving ran for 106 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries, and the Buccaneers finished with 258 rushing yards as a team. Carolina had chances to make tackles and didn't, and by the end of the game Tampa Bay was running the ball pretty much whenever it wanted.

With Jacobs coming up four days later, I thought we might see more of the same.

Carolina Has Done a Better Job Up Front

Oct 29, 2026; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs (8) rushes for a touchdown against the Carolina Panthers in the first half at Lambeau Field.…