It was on Wednesday that I wrote about the joy of watching Josh Jacobs run. Even against the Chicago Bears’ vaunted defense, Jacobs gave the Oakland Raiders a chance. On Sunday, Jacobs gave the team far more than that.
No, on Sunday, Josh Jacobs gave the Raiders much-needed direction — an identity with which to pummel opposing defenses into submission. It looks like head coach Jon Gruden, who’s preached of throwing “the game back to 1998,” finally has a bruising back that can turn back the clock.
Yesterday, Jacobs rushed 26 times for 123 yards and two touchdowns en route to a 21-24 upset over the Bears, whose defense had only ceded 61.