Jahmyr Gibbs and Amon-Ra St. Brown powered the 6-2 Detroit Lions through the first half of the season, leading the team in rush and receiving yards ahead of their game against the New England Patriots on Sunday, dazn.com reported.
The Lions enter the matchup on a four-game winning streak and remain undefeated at home despite a slow start to the year. The team averages 379.8 offensive yards per game, placing them in the top five across the NFL.
Gibbs and St. Brown combined for 16 of the team’s 25 total touchdowns this season. Both players rank inside the top ten at their respective positions across the league.
Amon-Ra moving the chains with a 17-yard pickup on third down pic.twitter.com/IFjcA5x5Hb
St. Brown returns to Germany for what amounts to a homecoming game in Munich. His mother originally hails from Leverkusen, and the wide receiver speaks fluent German while displaying a German flag sticker on his helmet.
He enters his sixth season in Detroit with 657 yards from 61 receptions and five touchdowns through eight games, averaging 10.8 yards per reception. In his latest outing, he recorded 86 yards and one touchdown.
Gibbs takes the fourth-down toss for six! pic.twitter.com/0mNX8r98Qg
Gibbs paces the NFL in receptions, sits tied for second in touchdowns, and holds third place in rushing yards. The running back made franchise history by reaching 11 or more touchdowns in each of his first four professional seasons.
He shares company with LaDainian Tomlinson and Terrell Davis as the only players in league history to accumulate 6,000 scrimmage yards and 60 touchdowns across their first four campaigns. He also earned three Pro Bowl nods and shared the rushing touchdown lead in 2024.
“As long as neither of them gets hurt, I don’t see any reason why this Lions team shouldn’t go far,” Gonzalez told dazn.com, emphasizing that remaining competitive in Detroit is essential so they do not move to other teams to achieve greatness.
The game against the New England Patriots marks the penultimate international fixture of the 2026 NFL season.
