The Lions tinkered with their defensive personnel and leaned on Gibbs as they responded to more injuries coming off a tough loss to the Buffalo Bills.

With the Lions sitting just outside of the red zone, Johnson had both Jared Goff and Jahmyr Gibbs pretend to stumble over in an effort to get the Bears’ defense looking in the backfield. The gambit worked to perfection, and Goff turned around and fired a touchdown pass to a wide-open Sam LaPorta:

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RBs coach Scottie Montgomery said he hopes to keep Gibbs' snap count in the 40s for the rest of the regular season.

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The Detroit Lions completed a long touchdown pass in the third quarter of the Week 16 game against the Chicago Bears that saw both quarterback Jared Goff and running back Jahmyr Gibbs stumble. But were the stumbles accidental of did Goff and Gibbs do it on purpose to throw off the Bears?

Headlining the effort was Jameson Williams, who had five catches for a career-best 143 yards and a touchdown. On Monday, coach Dan Campbell called it the best performance of the Alabama product's three-year career.

The Detroit Lions' Week 16 matchup against the Chicago Bears featured cold temperatures that players on both sides of the ball had to overcome. Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs went the extra mile to try and stay warm,

In David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs, the Lions found a 1-2 punch that allowed the offense to keep defenses off balance and their run game supplied with fresh backs. However, Montgomery is now out of action with a knee injury, leaving Gibbs to handle the leading share of carries moving forward.

He brings the explosive element, he’s getting better in the pass game, and then you see what he’s able to do in the run game, so we have a ton of confidence."