Green Bay’s MarShawn Lloyd made his first career touchdown run one to remember.
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run → make → ?
The Packers hope it can spark their struggling ground attack.
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it → hope → attack
Lloyd bulled his way past Chicago cornerback Jaylon Johnson and knocked him to the ground while completing a 7-yard score for the first of his two touchdowns during the Packers’ 31-7 victory over the Bears on Sunday.
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Lloyd → bull → Sunday
“I’ve seen it a million times now,” Lloyd said Wednesday. ” Everywhere I go, everyone’s showing me - my family, everyone’s texting me and showing me the video.
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everyone → see → video
It’s been pretty cool, but now it’s kind of like on to the next.
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it → ’ → next
We have a big week this week.
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We → have → week
You do it once, but the good ones do it multiple times.”
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ones → do → it
Lloyd still must prove he has that kind of reliability after injuries essentially wiped out his first two NFL seasons.
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injuries → prove → seasons
He gets his next chance Sunday night as the Packers host the Dallas Cowboys.
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Packers → get → Cowboys
Injuries slowed his development
The 2024 third-round pick played a total of one game over his first two seasons.
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pick → slow → seasons
He’s been pressed into a featured role this year because three-time Pro Bowl running back Josh Jacobs is on the commissioner’s exempt list.
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Jacobs → press → list
Green Bay (3-2) has won its last two games, but is averaging an NFL-low 60.4 yards rushing per game and 3.1 yards per carry – ahead of only Las Vegas.
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Bay → win → Vegas
Lloyd has a team-high 112 yards rushing while gaining only 2.8 yards per attempt.
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Lloyd → have → attempt
The Packers have been looking for any sign of life from their running game.
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Packers → look → game
No wonder Lloyd’s physical touchdown run caught their attention.
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run → catch → attention
“We watched that clip of his touchdown run so many times,” quarterback Jordan Love said.
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Love → watch → run
“That’s what it’s got to be.
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it → ’ → what
He knows what that is.
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that → know → ?
You’ve got to run behind your pads.
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You → get → pads
You’ve either got to make him miss or run somebody over, and he did that.
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he → get → that
Learning on the job
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Learning → learn → job
Lloyd also has 10 catches for 55 yards, and he scored his first overall touchdown on a 6-yard reception against the New York Jets on Sept. 20.
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he → have → Sept.
Lloyd says he’s learning something new every week and cited a video he recently saw of Indianapolis Colts star Jonathan Taylor discussing some of his rushing philosophies.
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he → say → philosophies
“The best cut is no cut,” said Lloyd, who played college football at South Carolina (2020-22) and Southern California (2023).
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who → say → Carolina
“That’s what he said.
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he → ’ → what
In college, it’s a little different.
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it → ’ → college
You can cut here or cut there.
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You → cut → ?
If it’s there, just hit.”
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it → ’ → ?
The Packers need Lloyd to produce.
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Lloyd → need → ?
They don’t have many other options as long as Jacobs remains unavailable.
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Jacobs → have → options
Jacobs went on the commissioner’s exempt list after pleading no contest in August to two misdemeanor charges stemming from a May 23 altercation with his then-girlfriend.
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Jacobs → go → girlfriend
Green Bay acquired Kaleb Johnson from the Pittsburgh Steelers before the season, but he at least temporarily fell out of favor after fumbling on first-and-goal from the 3-yard line during the Packers’ 17-14 victory at Tampa Bay on Oct. 4.
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he → acquire → Oct.
All seven of his carries against the Bears came after the Packers already had built a 31-7 lead.
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Packers → come → lead
Chris Brooks, who has 15 carries for 70 yards this season, went on injured reserve Saturday due to an ankle issue.
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who → have → issue
Lloyd played 27 offensive snaps Sunday while Pierre Strong Jr. played 25 in his first game since the Packers signed him off their practice squad.
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Packers → play → squad
Lloyd gained 31 yards on 10 carries and caught a 6-yard pass.
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Lloyd → gain → pass
Strong had seven yards on five carries plus three catches for 11 yards.
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Strong → have → yards
The Packers need more juice from their rushing attack.
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Packers → need → attack
Lloyd showed Sunday he’s probably the best bet to provide it, though he’s missing a souvenir from his biggest career highlight thus far.
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he → show → highlight
“I wasn’t able to keep the ball,” Lloyd said.
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Lloyd → keep → ball
…and 8 more, not listed.
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