David Montgomery Week 2 Outlook - Buccaneers at Lions

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 12th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Montgomery continued the steady RB2 production that we have come to love from him during his time in Detroit. He was the RB17 while playing 47% of the snaps and rolling up 18 touches and 93 total yards. Predictably, he played 60% of the rushing play snaps in Week 1, but what's also interesting is that he only had a 40% snap rate in the red zone as Gibbs took the lead. Among 34 qualifying backs, Montgomery ranked sixth in missed tackles forced per attempt and 17th in yards after contact per attempt. Tampa Bay still looks like a team in 2024 that you can't run on. In Week 1, they allowed the ninth-lowest missed tackle rate and the third-lowest yard after contact per attempt. Last year, they gave up the seventh-lowest yards after contact per attempt, the eighth-lowest explosive run rate and rushing touchdown rate, and the fifth-lowest missed tackle rate. Montgomery needs a touchdown to pay off in fantasy this week likely.