CHICAGO – The Detroit Lions already knew second-year running back Jahmyr Gibbs could handle the load with David Montgomery (knee) out for the foreseeable future.
But after Sunday’s 34-17 win over the Bears, a game in which Gibbs carried the ball 23 times for 109 yards (4.7 average) with a touchdown and chipped in 45 more receiving yards, there’s no doubt Gibbs can be a No. 1 back when needed.
It’s been great for Gibbs, Montgomery and this offense that they’ve been able to share the load this year as they both bring so much to the table. But with Montgomery nursing a knee injury that will keep him out at least until the playoffs, Gibbs stepped in and Detroit’s offense didn’t miss a beat.
“We always knew,” Lions quarterback Jared Goff said. “Obviously showed it today. I thought he ran great. I thought he saw it great. I thought he caught it out of the backfield great. He did a hell of a job.”
Gibbs has now produced 100-or-more scrimmage yards in nine games this season, the most by a Lions running back since Barry Sanders (16) in 1997.
He’s also topped 1,500 scrimmage yards and 15 touchdowns on the season to join Sanders (1990-91) and Billy Sims (1980-81) as the only running backs in team history to accomplish that feat.
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