The Lions have one of the top one-two punches at the running back position across the league. David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs have helped take Detroit’s offense up a notch. Sunday, they combined to do something Detroit hadn’t seen in some time.
Montgomery rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on 23 attempts along with 17 yards on three catches. Gibbs had 83 yards on 16 carries and had 20 receiving yards — he officially had zero catches as the touchdown came on a hook-and-ladder from Amon-Ra St. Brown.
For only the second time in franchise history, the Lions had a pair of running backs each rush for at least 80 yards, record at least 15 receiving yards and score a touchdown. The other time was November 28, 2013 with Joique Bell and Reggie Bush in a 40-10 win over the Packers.
The duo is also the first since 2006 to each have 70-plus scrimmage yards in each of their first three games of the season. Bush was also a pair of that tandem while he was in New Orleans with Deuce McAllister.
Sunday was just the second time Montgomery and Gibbs each had over 100 scrimmage yards. Last November against the Chargers was the first.
Then there’s this fun fact: Montgomery and Gibbs have each scored a touchdown in a game six times together. The Lions are 6-0 in those games.
