On the next drive, Jacobs returned the touchdown for a 2-yard score to cap a season-long 17-play drive that covered 96 yards and cost nearly nine minutes remaining.

After Green Bay extended its lead to 24-0 after halftime, head coach Matt LaFleur told Jacobs he was shutting him down to avoid wear and tear on his primary running back’s body.

The offense was in good hands with Wilson and Brooks, who scored his first NFL touchdown on a 1-yard run up the middle midway through the second quarter.

It was a form of redemption for Brooks, who went down short of the end zone two months ago to secure a 30-27 win over Jacksonville in Week 8.

“It felt great,” said Brooks, who finished the game with 23 yards on six carries. “All the work that went into it and everything, everything is paying off. So I’m happy. I couldn’t have done it alone.”

It wasn’t just the running backs either. Nine different ball carriers contributed in the game, the most in a single game for the Packers since nine of them rushed for 303 yards in a 37-14 victory over the Baltimore Colts in 1953.

That included end-arounds from receivers Christian Watson (two for 23 yards), Bo Melton (one for 14) and Jayden Reed (one for five). Tight end Tucker Kraft even added two yards after waving under center for a sneak on third-and-1 in the first quarter.

“We knew they weren’t moving as much, so we started passing the ball,” Melton said. “We saw a lot of people crossing the line with them, so we just started running out of the zone things. It was fun. It was definitely fun.”

The Packers’ 188 rushing yards marked their seventh game this season with over 160, which is the team’s most in a season since 2003 (eight).

Jacobs admits it was different sitting out most of the second half, but what mattered most was Green Bay earning a shutout win that gave the Packers their fifth playoff berth in LaFleur’s six seasons.

“Honestly, it was strange. I say that because I’m like, damn, I’m not even playing at halftime anymore,” Jacobs said. “I look at the score and also think it’s the first shutout of its kind (in the NFL) this year, I mean, it feels good.”

“I give full credit to my teammates. We come in every day. We work hard, we try to get better and we will continue to do that.”