Green Bay Packers

Packers will still feature 'one-two punch' at RB after Lacy's big game

Published Nov. 24, 2015 11:40 a.m. ET

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The Green Bay Packers are happy to have the old Eddie Lacy back, but they're not ready to hand the starting job back to him just yet.

On Monday, Packers Head coach Mike McCarthy said the team plans to move forward with both Lacy and James Starks in a "one-two punch" at running back, according to Ryan Wood of Press-Gazette Media.

Asked McCarthy if Lacy regained starting job: "We'll be in a one-two punch." He said #Packers still need James Starks.
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) November 23, 2015

After averaging 38.5 rushing yards per game through Week 10, Lacy recorded his first 100-yard performance of the season in last Sunday's 30-13 win over the Minnesota Vikings. His efforts on the ground helped the Packers break out of a funk that had plagued them for three straight games.

The key to Lacy's success in Week 11 was his workload. He carried the ball a season-high 22 times. Packers guard Josh Sitton describes the third-year back as a "20-carry guy," according to another Tweet from Wood.

Since the Packers demoted Lacy to a No. 2 running back role, Starks has averaged less than 2.5 yards per carry as the starter. Head coach Mike McCarthy is likely to go with the hot hand against the Chicago Bears on Thursday, just as he did against the Vikings.