The path forward for David Montgomery fantasy managers is clear after big Week 3

"Sonic and Knuckles" for the Detroit Lions was in full form in Week 3 against the Baltimore Ravens, as Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery both had two rushing touchdowns and combined for 218 yards on the ground in a 38-30 win.

Gibbs didn't have the most efficient outing, with 99 total yards on 27 touches. Montgomery, on the other hand, had 151 yards on 12 carries with one catch for 13 yards. Both finished as top-four fantasy running backs regardless of scoring format for the week, with Montgomery's boom game surely tilting a lot of results in "Monday Night Miracle" fashion.

There were a few snaps where they were on the field at the same time. Gibbs had a much larger snap share (69 percent) than Montgomery (37 percent) against the Ravens, again, and for the second time in three games he had noticeably more touches.

Fantasy analysts drop easy recommendation for David Montgomery managers

After the game against the Ravens, ESPN fantasy analyst Eric Moody mentioned the touch and snap share distribution between Gibbs and Montgomery before landing on a recommendation for what to do with the latter.

"The key takeaway is that this is Gibbs' backfield now. He's had at least 19 touches in two of three games, and in the other game he had a season-high 104 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown. That makes this a great time for fantasy managers to consider trading Montgomery."

Skyler Carlin of FanDuel, hitting the same notes as Moody, put Montgomery on his list of players to sell high on entering Week 4.

"On the season, Montgomery is now tallying a 37.6% snap rate, 23.5% route rate, 32.0% red-zone rushing share, and 43.5% red-zone snap rate (compared to Gibbs earning a 64.0% snap rate, 59.8% route rate, 60.0% red-zone rushing share, and 60.9% red-zone snap rate). There are going to be weeks where Montgomery can provide solid production and he's a valuable backup to Gibbs, but I'm not predicting him to consistently break off long runs and be a player we can comfortably start in our lineups every week."

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The prospect of some regression for Montgomery as a fantasy asset this year, rooted in Gibbs being a focal point of John Morton's offense and resulting touchdown correction, is absolutely still in play.

Montgomery's 151 rushing yards against Baltimore was a career high. 103 of those yards came on just two carries, a 72-yard run and a late 31-yard touchdown run, leaving him with 48 yards on his other 10 totes in the game. 4.8 yards per carry is just fine, but two big runs notably skewed his final numbers.

Running backs are very valuable commodities in fantasy football, and Montgomery is an injury away from being a workhorse back in a very good offense. Even sharing work, he's in the lineup for his managers most of the time.

For Montgomery fantasy managers with sufficient running back depth and roster holes elsewhere, this is absolutely a moment to consider selling high. It's also fair to work with the assumption, no matter what happens, the moment will not come to this extent again this season.