GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Packers running back Josh Jacobs will not play Sunday against the Vikings because of the knee injury he sustained the previous week against the Giants .

The Packers will also be without wide receiver Matthew Golden , who was made inactive for the game because of shoulder and wrist injuries.

The fact that the Packers have a quick turnaround and play Thursday at Detroit in one of the Thanksgiving games likely had an impact on the decision to hold out Jacobs.

Jacobs said this past week that if he misses any time, it would be only one game.

"Worst case if I don't play this week, Thursday I'm definitely playing," Jacobs said. "It's not like something that'll linger over past that. That's really the worst-case scenario."

The injury was diagnosed as a contusion

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