Aaron Jones winds up with 20 touches as Packers pound 49ers
Green Bay Packers running back rushed 15 times for 58 yards and caught 5 passes (5 targets) for 21 yards in a 34-17, Week 9 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday night.
What It Means:
The assumption before the game was that Jones was only active in case of an emergency since the Packers had Jamaal Williams and A.J. Dillon on the reserve/COVID-19 list. He wound up starting while Tyler Ervin and Dexter Williams combined for just 14 touches. Jones even tied for the second-most targets on the team behind Davante Adams. He will have a few extra days to rest before a Week 10 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Jones scored 10.4 FanDuel points on Thursday. He is averaging the fifth-most FanDuel points per game (19.4) among running backs this season. Jones should be able to feast in Week 10 against a Jaguars team that has the third-worst rushing defense in numberFire's advanced team rankings.
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