Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs fractured a finger on his right hand and was unable to return to Sunday's win over the New England Patriots.

Coach Matt LaFleur said Jacobs didn't return because he wasn't able to fully grip the football.

"He fractured a finger. Hopefully we can do something to allow him to go out there, but he was having a hard time gripping the ball," LaFleur said post-game.

Jacobs appeared to fracture the finger while attempting to stiff-arm a defender at the end of a run in the first quarter. He went back to the locker room for evaluation and eventually returned to the sideline but was unable to get back into the game. Several times, the TV broadcast showed Jacobs tried to work through the injury on the sideline. It appeared catching the football also created pain in the broken finger.

Jacobs confirmed the injury in the post-game locker room:

Jacobs rushed four times for five yards before the injury.

The Packers used Pierre Strong Jr. and Kaleb Johnson at running back the rest of the way. The pair combined for 90 rushing yards, including 68 from Johnson, and the Packers finished with a season-high rushing total of 129 yards.

The Packers face the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field next Sunday.