The Detroit Lions' Week 16 matchup against the Chicago Bears featured cold temperatures that players on both sides of the ball had to overcome. Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs went the extra mile to try and stay warm,
Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs did damage with an expanded role against the Chicago Bears, compiling 119 yards from scrimmage in the first half.
The Lions tinkered with their defensive personnel and leaned on Gibbs as they responded to more injuries coming off a tough loss to the Buffalo Bills.
With the Lions sitting just outside of the red zone, Johnson had both Jared Goff and Jahmyr Gibbs pretend to stumble over in an effort to get the Bears’ defense looking in the backfield. The gambit worked to perfection, and Goff turned around and fired a touchdown pass to a wide-open Sam LaPorta:
Jahmyr Gibbs had 154 yards from scrimmage and touched the ball on 18 of the first 30 offensive snaps in the Lions' first game without David Montgomery
In David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs, the Lions found a 1-2 punch that allowed the offense to keep defenses off balance and their run game supplied with fresh backs. However, Montgomery is now out of action with a knee injury, leaving Gibbs to handle the leading share of carries moving forward.
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The Detroit Lions watched Washington beat Philadelphia on their cellphones following a 34-17 bounce-back win at Chicago that helped them keep pace with Minnesota in the race for the NFC North title and top seeding in the conference.
The Detroit Lions got back on track after last week’s loss to the Buffalo Bills, taking care of business in a stifling win over the Chicago Bears.
Ben Johnson was pulling more tricks out of his hat Sunday, this time ordering up a fake trip from Jared Goff that led to a wide-open touchdown.
Headlining the effort was Jameson Williams, who had five catches for a career-best 143 yards and a touchdown. On Monday, coach Dan Campbell called it the best performance of the Alabama product's three-year career.