The Lions tinkered with their defensive personnel and leaned on Gibbs as they responded to more injuries coming off a tough loss to the Buffalo Bills.
With the Lions sitting just outside of the red zone, Johnson had both Jared Goff and Jahmyr Gibbs pretend to stumble over in an effort to get the Bears’ defense looking in the backfield. The gambit worked to perfection, and Goff turned around and fired a touchdown pass to a wide-open Sam LaPorta:
Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs is off to a historical start to his career, and here are some of the marks he’s set already
Detroit Lions Running Back Jahmyr Gibbs made franchise history in their Week 16 win against the Chicago Bears. He joined franchise legends Barry Sanders and Billy Sims as the only other running backs in Lions history to have 1,
Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs stole the spotlight during the team's dominant 34-17 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday, not just for his performance but for a viral celebration that had fans buzzing online.
Watch Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs' best plays during a game against the Chicago Bears in Week 16 of the 2024 NFL regular season.
In David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs, the Lions found a 1-2 punch that allowed the offense to keep defenses off balance and their run game supplied with fresh backs. However, Montgomery is now out of action with a knee injury, leaving Gibbs to handle the leading share of carries moving forward.
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Headlining the effort was Jameson Williams, who had five catches for a career-best 143 yards and a touchdown. On Monday, coach Dan Campbell called it the best performance of the Alabama product's three-year career.
RBs coach Scottie Montgomery said he hopes to keep Gibbs' snap count in the 40s for the rest of the regular season.
He brings the explosive element, he’s getting better in the pass game, and then you see what he’s able to do in the run game, so we have a ton of confidence."