The Detroit Lions escaped Week 1 with a 31-30 overtime victory over the New Orleans Saints, and running back Jahmyr Gibbs carried an unusually heavy burden in Detroit’s dramatic season opener.
The Detroit Lions prevailed over the New Orleans Saints 31-30 at home to open the NFL season. After an opening three-and-out drive for Detroit, the Lions drew first blood on an 89-yard drive that ended in a Jahmyr Gibbs touchdown to put Detroit up 7-0.
It is time to take a look at some of the biggest winner and losers from Sunday's NFL Week 1 action.
The Detroit Lions are preparing for their season opener against the New Orleans Saints. While Detroit enters the matchup with one of the NFL’s most talented rosters, the Saints know they face a major threat in Jahmyr Gibbs.
32 quarterbacks in NFL history have throw for more than 6,000 yards in the first two seasons of their career. How many of those QBs can you name in five minutes?
Jahmyr Gibbs is so focused on the new NFL season that he has been unable to keep up with some of the league’s recent decisions. The Detroit Lions star running back had no idea that the Pro Bowl is officially defunct.
All 32 teams have hope for a perfect 17-0 regular season as another year begins, but the odds aren't in their favor. As the season opens, we predict the first loss for each team in 2026.
Entering the 2026 season, the Detroit Lions have a few lingering questions at multiple positions that haven’t been answered yet. However, one position the team doesn’t have to worry about is running back.
The Detroit Lions will be relying on running back Jahmyr Gibbs more than ever in 2026, as the team has paved a clear road for the 24-year-old to post the most productive season of his career.
The Detroit Lions’ offense is filled with exciting talent at nearly every position, but there’s no denying that the engine of the unit is running back Jahmyr Gibbs.
An easy schedule alone does not create a contender. Several of the NFL’s weakest teams received favorable draws, but there is little reason to believe they have the talent to take advantage.
The Detroit Lions hope Saylors can play the Knuckles to Jahmyr Gibbs' Sonic for the time being.
Be it stars returning from late-season injuries to starter-level players who missed most or all of last season, the NFL features a host of rehab odysseys to follow as training camps near.
The Detroit Lions are one of those teams that you're almost scared to root for because of their history.
Detroit closed training camp with a full-team scrimmage that produced one of the strangest Jahmyr Gibbs stat lines you’ll see and one final push from Sione Vaki.
With the NFL regular season starting in exactly two weeks, predictions season is fully underway. I’ve already made my regular and postseason predictions, so now we’re getting down into some individual predictions.
The Detroit Lions still have their RB1 in place with Jahmyr Gibbs who they just signed to a massive three-year, $67.5 million contract. They also signed Isiah Pacheco this offseason.
The Detroit Lions have taken the field for their second preseason game, this time at home against the Washington Commanders. Detroit fell to the Cincinnati Bengals on the road last week, but head coach Dan Campbell decided not to play his starters, including quarterback Jared Goff and running back Jahmyr Gibbs.
Gibbs enters 2026 having exceeded 1,000 yards rushing in consecutive seasons.
Since 1990, 46 NFL running backs have led or tied for the lead in rushing touchdowns on the season. How many of these leaders can you name in five minutes?
It was assumed this past spring that either Atlanta Falcons star Bijan Robinson or Jahmyr Gibbs of the Detroit Lions would enter September as the new highest-paid running back in the NFL.
Will Gibbs get his extension sooner than later or will the saga drag on toward the start of the season?
The Atlanta Falcons made star Bijan Robinson the highest-paid running back in NFL history when the two sides recently agreed to a three-year, $75M contract extension that included $51M guaranteed. Meanwhile, Jahmyr Gibbs of the Detroit Lions has been holding in and not practicing during training camp amid his desire for a big-money deal.
Will Robinson's deal help or hinder negotiations between Gibbs and the Lions?
Gibbs missed his fifth consecutive practice on Monday as part of his hold-in. It won't be his last.
Gibbs has compiled double-digit touchdowns in each of his first three seasons and has rushed for over 1,000 yards in two of his first three.
Running back Jahmyr Gibbs is one of the strongest pieces in the Lions' offensive puzzle.
The Detroit Lions are just months away from the start of a new season, and while they have some of their star players locked into longer deals, there's one player who hasn't been extended yet.
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