Fantasy Football Week 12 Wrap: TDs come in 3s for Josh Jacobs

San Francisco 49ers @ Green Bay Packers

Josh Jacobs ran for three touchdowns and became the first 100-yard rusher against the 49ers in an NFL-record 56 games. Jacobs was credited with a season-high 14 missed tackles through three quarters, and his fantasy day would’ve been even bigger if not for resting the final 11 minutes of the blowout. Jacobs benefitted from game script and Brandon Allen starting for a depleted 49ers’ team missing Brock Purdy, Trent Williams, Nick Bosa, Charvarius Ward and others. Regardless, Jacobs was a beast while becoming the first GB RB since 1999 to run for 100+ yards and score three touchdowns in Lambeau Field.

Jacobs easily finished as fantasy’s RB2 this week.

Jordan Love threw a second TD in garbage time late, but volume remained low for consecutive weeks. Love has averaged just 20.0 passes over the last two games, hurting the fantasy values of all Green Bay pass-catchers. The Packers had by far the league’s lowest neutral pass rate over the previous month before Sunday’s run-heavy game, so volume could remain an issue on a team with numerous targets.

Christian McCaffrey managed just 31 rushing yards and lost a fumble, as San Francisco couldn’t run outside while missing its star left tackle. CMC is getting just 3.5 YPC over three games since returning, as we’ve yet to see last year’s version. Allen, who was playing with a splint on a broken finger on his non-throwing hand, was a huge downgrade. It’s odd Joshua Dobbs didn’t start over a compromised Allen, but neither option is appealing.

The 49ers entered with a disappointing record but were second in the league in yards per play (6.4) and yards per game (398.9), but they need a healthy Purdy to return to help fantasy managers down the stretch.

• The 49ers were underdogs for the first time in 37 games, and their 10 missed tackles in the first quarter were the most in the NFL this season.

• Christian Watson dropped a sure 49-yard touchdown late in the first half.

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Publish date : 2024-11-25 04:00:00

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