One Packers player who will play a key role in slowing down Detroit’s ground attack is All-Pro safety Xavier McKinney. Of all Green Bay defenders with at least 200-plus run-defense snaps, McKinney possesses the highest Pro Football Focus run-defense grade (78.7). He’s also graded out as the eighth-best safety in the NFL today (78.5).

Detroit Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs set career highs in receptions (11), rushing yards (219) and scrimmage yards (264) in last week's win over the Giants.

Why Jahmyr Gibbs is playing way more as Lions RB over David Montgomery originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Jahmyr Gibbs has put up some historic numbers lately.

The Packers are going to avoid certain actions in their Thursday matchup due to the threat Gibbs poses for a defense.

It's nice for the Detroit Lions to have a miracle man in Jahmyr Gibbs, but it's not so nice for them to need miracles quite so often.

Only two quarterbacks have thrown for three or more touchdowns against Baltimore this season -- Patrick Mahomes (four in Week 4) and C.J. Stroud (four in Week 5). Josh Allen is the only quarterback to surpass 300 passing yards against the Ravens this season, doing so all the way back in Week 1.

With his third NFC offensive player of the week award, Gibbs ranks fourth in team history. He trails Hall of Famers Barry Sanders (11) and Calvin Johnson (four), and quarterback Jared Goff (four).

Jahmyr Gibbs to the rescue. Gibbs ran for a 69-yard touchdown on the first snap of overtime and had a career-high 264 yards from scrimmage along with t

Jahmyr Gibbs had himself a heck of a game in Detroit's overtime win over the New York Giants in Week 12. The Lions dynamic running back took the opening handoff of overtime 69 yards for a go-ahead touchdown, giving the host Lions their first lead of the game. Detroit's defense made it stand up in the 34-27 win.

Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs found his No. 1 cheerleader in girlfriend Nicole Anderson. “26 is my lucky number 🦁,” Anderson wrote via Instagram in November 2024, referring to Gibbs’ jersey number.

On Sunday, the former Alabama running back equaled feats that previously had been accomplished only by Hall of Fame running backs.