Aaron Jones' three touchdowns power Packers past Cowboys in wild-card win: 'He's a rare guy'

Jordan Love deserves all the praise and headlines coming his way following Sunday's demolition over the Dallas Cowboys. The young quarterback has been sensational, but let's not overlook the motor of the Packers offense: Aaron Jones.

In Sunday's 48-32 blowout over Dallas, the running back rumbled for 118 yards on 21 carries with three touchdowns. It marked Jones' fourth consecutive 100-yard rushing game, all wins for Green Bay, who became the first No. 7 seed to win a postseason game since the league expanded the playoffs in 2020. Jones' play down the stretch jumpstarted a run when things could have gone sideways for Matt LaFleur's club.

"You guys see it, right? Just his ability to put his foot in the ground and just be explosive, make people miss," LaFleur said of Jones, via the official transcript. "I can't say enough great things about the guy, the football player. What he means to our team. The leadership he brings. He's a rare guy. There's not many like him. Just how he encourages his teammates, how he uplifts his teammates."

Sunday, Jones uplifted them with touchdowns. The three scores were more rushing TDs than the RB had in the entire 2023 regular season (2). He joined legendary Packers Jim Taylor (6) and Paul Hornung (4) as the only Green Bay players with three-plus career games with three-plus rush TDs in franchise history, including playoffs.

Jones now has three career playoff games with two-plus touchdowns. The only running backs with more such playoff games in their careers are all in the Hall of Fame: Emmitt Smith, Thurman Thomas, Franco Harris, John Riggins and Terrell Davis.

The Packers keyed on getting Jones going early, with the RB touching the ball seven times on the opening possession, a grinding 12-play,