DETROITโ – David Montgomery andโ Jahmyr Gibbs delivered a historic rushing performance Monday night, leading the Detroit Lions to a victory over the Baltimoreโค Ravens.The duo became the first Lions teammates with multiple rushing touchdowns in a single game as Hall โขof Famers Dutch Clark and Ernie Caddell achieved the feat in 1936.
The Lions’ backfield proved to be a dynamic force throughout the contest. Montgomery punctuated โa 96-yard drive โwith a 72-yard gain,settingโ up a creative touchdown run by Gibbs,who โtook aโค pitchโค fromโ Amon-Ra st. Brown after a designedโ option. “I didn’t know what we were gonna do. We had been โฃpracticing it for three years,” Gibbs said of the play.”We had โคit my โคrookie year. this is the first time we ran it.” Montgomery later added a rushing touchdown of โขhis own,bouncing right โand cutting to the sideline for โฃa score.
Detroit frequently utilized formations featuring โขtwo backs and a tight end, showcasing โขtheir commitment to a strong running game. The Lions’ offensive versatility โฃwas on full display, culminatingโข in a record-setting โขnight for their running backs.Gibbsโฃ and โฃMontgomeryโ combined for 11 rushing touchdowns this season, andโ their Monday night performance โmarked theโฃ first timeโค since November 15, โค1936,โข that two Lions running backs each scored multiple rushing โคtouchdowns in a game – a feat previously accomplished by Clark โคand Caddell against the New York โGiants. Clark had two 1-yardโฃ touchdown runs, a field goal, โคand three extra points in that 38-0โค victory, while Caddell โขadded two 40-yard touchdown runs.