For Packers running back Josh Jacobs, the choice is clear: Face the Vikings, or play it safe with his bruised knee and play on Thanksgiving

GREEN BAY — The worst-case scenario in Josh Jacobs’ mind doesn’t sound so bad.

But the Green Bay Packers running back knows full well that there’s an even worse situation, which is why his decision about playing in Sunday’s matchup with the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field isn’t that simple.

The good news Thursday was that Jacobs said the bone bruise he sustained in his knee and the bruised quadriceps he suffered above it is not nearly as swollen as it was when he banged it on the concrete-like artificial turf at MetLife Stadium in last Sunday’s 27-20 win over the New York Giants. The improvement allowed him to take part in individual drills at practice.

And given Jacobs’ predisposition to play through absolutely everything — and the fact that he didn’t sustain any structural, ligamen