Why Emanuel Wilson is getting carries over Josh Jacobs for Packers

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The Green Bay Packers have a star running back, Josh Jacobs.

But there was a decent amount of work Sunday going to Emanuel Wilson.

It's notable, because the Packers are taking on a solid Arizona Cardinals team and not always relying on Jacobs in key spots.

There's a likely reason for this.

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Why is Emanuel Wilson getting carries over Josh Jacobs?

Jacobs was a question mark with injury heading into Sunday. That's the most likely explanation for Wilson's usage.

"I also wonder if Josh Jacobs is on a snap count since Emanuel Wilson has been in for some pretty important runs," The Athletic's Matt Schneidman wrote on X.

Of the Packers' first four carries, Wilson had three of them and Jacobs had just one.

In that time span, Jacobs also had a catch.

The Packers didn't seem to be going away from Jacobs, but they also weren't leaning into a guy who is usually their workhorse.

It'll be interesting to see if Green Bay uses Jacobs more heavily if the game stays close.

But in the early going, Wilson was seeing a decent amount of the work.