Josh Jacobs led Kenny Gainwell in 2025 carries, 234 to 114, and rushing yards, 929 to 537. Overall, Josh Jacobs led 4 of 7 measured categories.
Josh Jacobs (Green Bay, 15 games) against Kenny Gainwell (Pittsburgh, 17 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.
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| Metric | Josh Jacobs | Kenny Gainwell |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 234 ✓ | 114 |
| Rushing yards | 929 ✓ | 537 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 13 ✓ | 5 |
| Targets | 44 | 85 ✓ |
| Receptions | 36 | 73 ✓ |
| Receiving yards | 282 | 486 ✓ |
| Fantasy points | 237.1 ✓ | 221.3 |
Categories won: Josh Jacobs 4, Kenny Gainwell 3.
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Open gamedai freeJosh Jacobs led Kenny Gainwell in 2025 carries, 234 to 114, and rushing yards, 929 to 537. Overall, Josh Jacobs led 4 of 7 measured categories.
Josh Jacobs led on carries (234 to 114). Josh Jacobs led on rushing yards (929 to 537). Josh Jacobs led on rushing touchdowns (13 to 5).
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Josh Jacobs led Kenny Gainwell in 2025 carries, 234 to 114, and rushing yards, 929 to 537. Overall, Josh Jacobs led 4 of 7 measured categories. Josh Jacobs led on carries, 234 to 114. Josh Jacobs led on rushing yards, 929 to 537. Josh Jacobs plays at MIN in week 1, Sun, Sep 13, 4:25 PM EDT. Kenny Gainwell hosts ATL in week 1, Sun, Sep 13, 1:00 PM EDT. gamedai does not publish a weekly opponent-adjusted projection, an expert grade, or a crowd pick, so nothing here grades either fixture. Weigh a different pairing with the free start/sit tool at gamedai.app/tools/start-sit.
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Open gamedai freeData from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. 2025 regular season, snapshot taken September 5, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.