Josh Jacobs ran for 144 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries and caught five passes for 31 yards to power Las Vegas past the Denver Broncos 32-23 on Sunday as the Raiders earned their first victory of the season. In his 10th NFL regular-season game with at least 100 rushing yards, Jacobs reached a career high, surpassing the 132 that he had against the Los Angeles Chargers on Jan. 9. “What’s crazy is I know when I’m in the zone because everything slows down, and it feels almost like I’m running slow,” Jacobs said. “But then I look at the film and I’m like, ‘OK, I did what I was supposed to do.’ But, like, a lot of times I know when I’m in the zone because a guy hits me, I don’t even feel him.” Jacobs scored on a 10-yard run as Las Vegas took a 10-7 lead with 11:46 left in the first half and a 7-yard run to set the final score with 2:02 left to play. “He’s one of the best runners that I’ve ever been around,” Raiders coach Josh McDaniels said. “Take that for what it’s worth. I’ve been around some good ones. He has a great ability to make yards after contact. He has a great ability to make yards even if there’s not a lot there right away.” After Denver scored a touchdown with 7:16 remaining to cut the Raiders’ lead to two points, Las Vegas went on a 10-play, 75-yard touchdown drive. Jacobs carried the football on four of the final five snaps in the series, covering 26 yards to get the Raiders in the end zone. “When it came to the end of the game, I knew we had another possession where we would need to get a first down and do whatever we do,” Jacobs said, “and I just went over there and talked to the guys. I’m like, ‘This is what we do. We ask for this.’ The last few weeks we’d been in this same position and it didn’t go how we wanted it to. It felt good to come together as a unit and accomplish the goal that we set out to do.” Las Vegas started the season with a 24-19 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, then lost to the Arizona Cardinals 29-23 in overtime and the Tennessee Titans 24-22 before scoring an AFC West win on Sunday. Jacobs has recorded three 100-yard rushing games in his six outings against the Broncos, and four of his nine games with at least two rushing touchdowns have come against Denver. Jacobs has run for 612 yards and nine touchdowns on 131 carries against the Broncos. “They say something about rivals: They bring the best out of you,” Jacobs said. “I guess that’s what it tend to do for me.” Jacobs was among the 48 former Alabama players who got on the field on the fourth Sunday of the NFL’s 103rd season. Six other former Alabama players were involved in the Denver-Las Vegas game: · Broncos linebacker Christopher Allen is on injured reserve and not eligible to play. · Raiders defensive back Anthony Averett is on injured reserve and not eligible to play. · Raiders guard Lester Cotton (Central-Tuscaloosa) played but did not record any stats. · Kareem Jackson started at strong safety for the Broncos. Jackson made seven tackles. · Jerry Jeudy started at wide receiver for the Broncos. Jeudy caught four passes for 53 yards and one touchdown. Jeudy scored on a 20-yard reception as Denver tied the score at 16-16 with 1:24 left in the first half. · Patrick Surtain II started at left cornerback for the Broncos. Surtain made eight tackles and broke up two passes. Surtain reached a career single-game high for tackles, surpassing his previous best of six. In the other Sunday games: Minnesota Vikings 28, New Orleans Saints 25 · Mark Ingram started at running back for the Saints. Ingram ran for 30 yards on 10 carries and caught three passes for 13 yards. Ingram became the 52nd player in NFL history with 8,000 rushing yards. Ingram has 8,006 yards and 65 touchdowns on 1,784 carries in his NFL career. · Vikings tight end Irv Smith Jr. caught three passes for 23 yards. · Dalvin Tomlinson started at defensive end for the Vikings. Tomlinson made four tackles, recorded one sack, registered two quarterback hits and forced one fumble. Tomlinson had a strip sack of New Orleans quarterback Andy Dalton that Minnesota recovered at the Saints 20-yard line with 56 seconds left in the first half. The Vikings got a field goal on the final snap of the first half to take a 13-7 lead. Atlanta Falcons 23, Cleveland Browns 20 · Amari Cooper started at wide receiver for the Browns. Cooper caught a 9-yard pass after recording 101 receiving yards in each of Cleveland’s preceding two games. · Rashaan Evans (Auburn High) started at inside linebacker for the Falcons. Evans made 10 tackles and recovered a fumble. Evans recovered the fumble at the Cleveland 31-yard line to end the Browns’ second series with 2:52 left in the first quarter. Atlanta scored a touchdown two plays later to take a 10-0 lead. · Browns running back Jerome Ford returned two kickoffs for 34 yards. · Browns tight end Miller Forristall played but did not record any stats. · Browns safety Ronnie Harrison made two tackles. · Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley is suspended by the commissioner and not eligible to play. · Jedrick Wills Jr. started at left offensive tackle for the Browns. Wills made a tackle after a turnover. Buffalo Bills 23, Baltimore Ravens 20 · Ravens cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis (St. Paul’s Episcopal) was designated as a game-day inactive. · Ravens wide receiver Slade Bolden is on injured reserve and not eligible to play. · Ravens cornerback Kenyan Drake was designated as a game-day inactive. · Marlon Humphrey (Hoover) started at cornerback for the Ravens. Humphrey made one tackle and intercepted a pass. On the third snap of the game, Humphrey intercepted Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen and returned it 26 yards to the Bills 4-yard line. Baltimore scored two plays later to take a 7-0 lead. Humphrey also intercepted a pass in last week’s game. Dallas Cowboys 25, Washington Commanders 10 · Jonathan Allen started at defensive tackle for the Commanders. Allen made eight tackles, recorded one sack, registered one quarterback hit and broke up one pass. Allen posted his highest tackle total since Oct. 11, 2020, when he made eight in a 30-10 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. · Trevon Diggs started at cornerback for the Cowboys. Diggs intercepted a pass and had three passes defended. Diggs had an interception for the second game in a row by picking off Washington quarterback Carson Wentz at the Dallas 17-yard line with 10 seconds left in the first half as the Cowboys went into the locker room with a 12-7 lead. Diggs has 16 interceptions in 32 NFL regular-season games. · Commanders defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis is on injured reserve and not eligible to play. · Daron Payne (Shades Valley) started at defensive tackle for the Commanders. Payne made five tackles, registered one tackle for loss and broke up one pass. · Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. (Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa) is on the reserve/non-football injury list and not eligible to play. · Commanders wide receiver Cam Sims played but did not record any stats. Seattle Seahawks 48, Detroit Lions 45 · Lions defensive tackle Isaiah Buggs made one tackle. · Lions center Ross Pierschbacher is on the practice squad and not eligible to play. · Lions cornerback Saivion Smith is on the practice squad and not eligible to play. · Seahawks long snapper Carson Tinker handled the snaps on six extra points and three field-goal attempts. · Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams is on reserve/non-football injury and not eligible to play. Los Angeles Chargers 34, Houston Texans 24 · Texans linebacker Christian Harris is on injured reserve and not eligible to play. · O.J. Howard (Autauga Academy) started at tight end for the Texans. Howard caught two passes for 27 yards. · Texans wide receiver John Metchie III is on reserve/non-football injury and not eligible to play. RELATED: JOHN METCHIE III: ‘I KNEW GOD HAD A PLAN FOR ME’ · Chargers punter JK Scott averaged 46.3 yards with a 44.3-yard net on four punts. Scott had a 53-yard punt for a fair catch at the Houston 15-yard line, a 46-yarder for a fair catch at the Houston 27, a 36-yarder returned 4 yards to the Houston 13 and a 50-yarder returned 5 yards to the Houston 15. Tennessee Titans 24, Indianapolis Colts 17 · Colts cornerback Tony Brown played but did not record any stats. · Titans defensive end Da’Shawn Hand is on injured reserve and not eligible to play. · Derrick Henry started at running back for the Titans. Henry ran for 114 yards and one touchdown on 22 carries and caught three passes for 33 yards. Henry recorded his 26th NFL regular-season game with at least 100 rushing yards. Six of them have come against Indianapolis. On Sunday, Henry scored on a 19-yard run as Tennessee took a 14-0 lead with 3:46 left in the first quarter. · Ryan Kelly started at center for the Colts. New York Giants 20, Chicago Bears 12 · Eddie Jackson started at safety for the Bears. Jackson made nine tackles and intercepted a pass. Jackson intercepted New York quarterback Tyrod Taylor on the third snap of the fourth quarter at the Chicago 4-yard line. Jackson’s third interception of the 2022 season was the 13th of his career. In the other 12 games that Jackson had recorded an interception, the Bears won. · Bears offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood is on reserve/non-football injury and not eligible to play. · Xavier McKinney started at free safety for the Giants. McKinney made four tackles on defense and one tackle on special teams. · Evan Neal started at right offensive tackle for the Giants. Neal came out of the game with a neck injury. · Aaron Robinson started at right cornerback for the Giants. Robinson made one tackle. Robinson had missed the previous two games after having an appendectomy, and he left Sunday’s game with a knee injury. Philadelphia Eagles 29, Jacksonville Jaguars 21 · Landon Dickerson started at left guard for the Eagles. · Jalen Hurts started at quarterback for the Eagles. Hurts completed 16-of-25 passes for 204 yards with no touchdowns and one interception and ran for 38 yards and one touchdown on 16 carries. Hurts scored on a 3-yard run with 9:13 left in the second quarter to start Philadelphia’s comeback from a 14-0 deficit. Hurts had a touchdown pass nullified by an offensive pass interference penalty. RELATED: JALEN HURTS, EAGLES RALLY TO STAY UNBEATEN · Eagles cornerback Josh Jobe played but did not record any stats. · Cam Robinson started at left offensive tackle for the Jaguars. · DeVonta Smith started at wide receiver for the Eagles. Smith caught three passes for 17 yards. New York Jets 24, Pittsburgh Steelers 20 · Steelers outside linebacker Ryan Anderson (Daphne) played but did not record any stats. Pittsburgh elevated Anderson from its practice squad, which allowed him to play in an NFL regular-season game for the first time since Nov. 15, 2020. · Minkah Fitzpatrick started at free safety for the Steelers. Fitzpatrick tied for the team lead with eight tackles, intercepted a pass and broke up another. Fitzpatrick got his third interception of 2022 and 16th of his career by picking off New York quarterback Zach Wilson. Fitzpatrick’s 34-yard return set up the Pittsburgh offense at the Jets 4-yard line with 8:45 left in the third quarter. The Steelers scored a touchdown three snaps later to take a 13-10 lead. · Najee Harris started at running back for the Steelers. Harris ran for 74 yards on 18 carries. Harris’ 21st NFL regular-season game was the first of his career in which he did not catch a pass. · Steelers center J.C. Hassenauer played but did not record any stats. · C.J. Mosley (Theodore) started at linebacker for the Jets. Mosley led New York with 11 tackles and broke up a pass. · Levi Wallace started at left cornerback for the Steelers. Wallace made two tackles in his first start of the season. · Quinnen Williams (Wenonah) started at defensive tackle for the Jets. Williams made six tackles, recorded one sack, had one tackle for loss and registered two quarterback hits. Williams has had a sack in three consecutive games. Arizona Cardinals 26, Carolina Panthers 16 · Panthers offensive lineman Bradley Bozeman (Handley) played but did not record any stats. · Panthers guard Deonte Brown (Austin) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play. Green Bay Packers 27, New England Patriots 24, OT · Christian Barmore started at defensive tackle for the Patriots. Barmore made four tackles and registered one quarterback hit. · Damien Harris started at running back for the Patriots. Harris ran for 86 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries and had one reception that lost 2 yards. Harris scored on a 5-yard run with 11:14 left in the fourth quarter that gave New England a 24-17 lead. Harris has run for a touchdown in three consecutive games. · Patriots linebacker Anfernee Jennings (Dadeville) made one tackle. · Patriots quarterback Mac Jones was designated a game-day inactive. An ankle injury prevented Jones from practicing last week. · Patriots defensive end LaBryan Ray (James Clemens) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play. · Packers defensive lineman Jarran Reed led Green Bay with eight tackles and recorded one sack. The sack was the first of the season for Reed, who set a personal best for single-game tackles. He surpassed the seven tackles that he made for the Seattle Seahawks in a 24-7 victory over the New York Giants on Oct. 22, 2017. · Mack Wilson (Carver-Montgomery) started at linebacker for the Patriots. Wilson made one tackle on defense and another on special teams. Kansas City Chiefs 41, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 · Julio Jones (Foley) started at wide receiver for the Buccaneers. Jones caught a 7-yard pass after missing the previous two games with a knee injury. Week 4 started on Thursday night, when the Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Miami Dolphins 27-15. Week 4 concludes when the Los Angeles Rams visit the San Francisco 49ers at 7:15 p.m. CDT Monday. ESPN and ESPN2 will televise the game. FOR MORE OF AL.COM’S COVERAGE OF THE NFL, GO TO OUR NFL PAGE Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. from https://digitalalabamanews.com/alabama-nfl-roundup-josh-jacobs-has-career-day/
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