David Montgomery is having a very good season in his first year in Detroit. The Lions running back has rushed for 577 yards in seven games, avergning just over 4.9 yards per carry and scoring eight touchdowns.
Jahmyr Gibbs is also having a very good first season in Detroit. The Lions’ top pick in the 2023 NFL draft has 512 rushing yards on 98 carries in eight games, while also catching 37 passes for 259 more yards. Gibbs has cored five touchdowns.
The backfield combination is working great for both players and also for the Lions, who are 8-2 and rank fifth in the league in both rushing yards and yards per carry. While others might worry about the shared workload, Montgomery doesn’t have any issue with splitting duties with Gibbs.
“I’m happy that we’re winning,” Montgomery told Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk after Sunday’s win over Chicago. “I’m happy with everything right now and we’re doing a great job right now. Jahmyr’s playing great ball and I’m playing some good ball, too. We also understand that we hold great value to this team, to this offense. We both know that they need us both, so whatever it may be, we’re ready for it.”
It might ruffle the feathers of fantasy football aficionados or old-school traditionalists who favor a single bell-cow back, but the success of the Lions speaks for itself. There is zero sign of dissension or unhappiness from either Gibbs or Montgomery.
