After reaching the NFC Championship Sport and having the most effective seasons in franchise historical past, the Detroit Lions had excessive expectations coming into the 2024 NFL season, with many believing they might be the highest crew within the convention.
Regardless of stumbling a bit in Week 2 with a house loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Lions have gotten off to a stable begin, with a report of 3-1 following a win in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 4.
Although the Minnesota Vikings is perhaps one of the best crew within the NFL proper now whereas sitting atop the NFC North, Detroit has an awesome likelihood of constructing the postseason and going deep within the playoffs for a second straight 12 months.
One of many causes for the success on offense, exterior of quarterback Jared Goff resurrecting his profession, has been the gifted working again duo of David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs, which is firing on all cylinders one month into the 2024 marketing campaign.
Montgomery was not too long ago requested how he feels about sharing the backfield with Gibbs, and he gave and reply that’ll make head coach Dan Campbell smile.
“We just want to be the best running back duo in history,” Montgomery stated, through SiriusXM NFL Radio.
.@Lions RB David Montgomery on sharing the backfield with Jahmyr Gibbs and the way folks want to offer QB Jared Goff the respect he deserves…
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— SiriusXM NFL Radio (@SiriusXMNFL) October 2, 2024
After 4 video games, Gibbs and Montgomery have racked up comparable stats within the run sport, combining for 556 dashing yards and 7 touchdowns.
This two-headed monster within the backfield has the Lions rolling and can probably proceed to place up numbers and get wins so long as Gibbs and Montgomery can keep wholesome all through the season.
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