Jahmyr Gibbs Week 3 Outlook - Lions at Cardinals

By Mick Ciallela (Fantrax), Wed, Sep 18th 2024, 6:46pm EDT

Through two weeks: Jahmyr Gibbs - RB16, RB16; David Montgomery - RB14, RB13. Yet here we are once again with Gibbs inside the top 10 and Montgomery outside the top 20. While I do not know if the gap between the two Lions running backs should be as wide as it is, I do prefer Gibbs in this matchup. Arizona has been stout against the run, holding Buffalo and Los Angeles Rams running backs to a combined 3.27 yards per rush. Detroit has also been more successful in blocking zone runs than gap runs so far this year. 64 percent of Gibbs' runs have been zone runs, compared to just 42 percent for Montgomery.