Patrick Taylor, the Green Bay Packers’ third-string running back, could get the start against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Aaron Jones is still nursing a knee injury, while A.J. Dillon is nursing a fractured thumb suffered in Monday night football’s 24-22 loss to the New York Giants.
Taylor starting at running back for the Packers in a huge game on Sunday might be extremely interesting. On Monday night football, he carried for 30 yards on four carries and averaged 7.5 yards per run against the Giants. Patrick Taylor has run for 101 yards on 20 carries and zero touchdowns this season, averaging 5.1 yards per carry.
He’s also caught eight receptions for 54 yards, averaging 6.8 yards per reception. Taylor being the starting running back on Sunday is something that Packers supporters did not expect when the season began.
Aaron Jones has been out for the better part of the season, and A.J. Dillon is out for the first time this season for the Packers.
Patrick Taylor must perform admirably for the Green Bay Packers against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Taylor has spent the most of the season ranked third on the Packers’ depth chart at running back. This weekend could be his one bright moment for the franchise. Packers fans and everyone else were taken aback when A.J. Dillon broke his thumb, which didn’t feel like he did.
It will be incredibly difficult for him to play with a fractured thumb, and it will most likely hurt the squad more than help it. Dillon would be prone to fumbling the football if he couldn’t hold it properly. Patrick Taylor’s elusiveness and added juice in the running game could help him.
Because of the injuries to Jones and Dillon, many fantasy football owners in the playoffs are grabbing Taylor off the waiver wire this week. Taylor will make his first career NFL start against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-7) on Sunday. Everything will be revealed in the injury report on Friday.
