{"id":159686,"date":"2025-06-26T09:57:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T09:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/159686\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T09:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T09:57:13","slug":"detroit-lions-go-back-to-back-games-without-allowing-a-touchdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/159686\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Lions go back-to-back games without allowing a touchdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THIRD DOWN: GIBBS&#8217; BIG DAY<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break: break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitlions.com\/team\/players-roster\/jahmyr-gibbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jahmyr Gibbs<\/a> and <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break: break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitlions.com\/team\/players-roster\/david-montgomery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">David Montgomery<\/a> have been the best running back duo in the NFL for two seasons now. Detroit goes into every game with a plan to utilize both players and does a pretty good job splitting their carries.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s game in Indianapolis was more of a Gibbs game down the stretch after Montgomery left the game in the third quarter with a shoulder injury.<\/p>\n<p>Gibbs&#8217; second touchdown of the afternoon late in the third quarter made it a two-score lead for the Lions and he had some critical runs in the fourth quarter to keep the chains moving and milk the clock in Detroit&#8217;s favor.<\/p>\n<p>Gibbs finished with 90 yards on 21 carries (4.3 average) with two touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have two bell cows, and it&#8217;s rare,&#8221; Lions quarterback <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break: break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitlions.com\/team\/players-roster\/jared-goff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jared Goff<\/a> said after the game. &#8220;We do. We have two guys we can hand the ball off to a ton. One goes down there for a little bit and another guy steps up. It&#8217;ll happen both ways throughout the year. We&#8217;re lucky to have both of them and they do a hell of a job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Both Gibbs and Montgomery have now reached 10 rushing touchdowns on the season, the first duo in league history to accomplish that feat in back-to-back seasons.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we can beat you any way,&#8221; Gibbs said. &#8220;You want us to pass the ball? I think we can pass the ball. We can run the ball. We can do that very good. You want to narrow it down? Pick your poison, basically.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With those two rushing touchdowns, Gibbs became the third player in franchise history to produce at least 10 scrimmage touchdowns in each of a player&#8217;s first two career seasons, joining Barry Sanders (1989-90) and Billy Sims (1980-81). 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