Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell said it best following their too-close-for-comfort win over the New York Giants: Jahmyr Gibbs “bailed [them] out.”
Gibbs was sensational in Detroit’s 34-27 overtime defeat of the Giants – even by his lofty standards. He was the unquestioned offensive focal point, yielding a whopping 264 scrimmage yards and three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving). The Lions leaned on him early and often, and it paid dividends, though the gaudy usage and production rendered backfield mate David Montgomery an afterthought.
The days of the patented “Sonic and Knuckles” tandem, AKA Gibbs and Montgomery, may have come and gone.