Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery have been a highly productive pair for consecutive seasons. So, they’re the clear-cut No. 1 running back duo with distinctive numbers.
They have eclipsed 1,115 yards and scored double-digit touchdowns in their seasons together. Gibbs is a home-run playmaker with two Pro Bowl seasons in as many years. Montgomery doesn’t have those accolades, but he has two 1,000-plus rushing yard campaigns and has caught 207 passes for 1,698 yards and four touchdowns.
Like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Detroit Lions lost their offensive coordinator, Ben Johnson, but Gibbs and Montgomery—nicknamed Sonic and Knuckles—have a well-established chemistry as key playmakers in the offense.
Gibbs’ Pro Bowl years and Montgomery’s six seasons of steady production vaulted the Lions duo over the Buccaneers’ tandem.
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Maurice Moton covers the NFL for Bleacher Report. You can follow him on Twitter @MoeMoton.
