Gibbs became the first Lions player since Barry Sanders to lead the NFL in scrimmage touchdowns with 20. Sanders have 17 total touchdowns in 1991. Gibbs now holds Detroit’s single-season ...

but perhaps the most notable was when he joined the history books alongside Lions legend—and widely considered the greatest running back of all-time—Barry Sanders. Gibbs is now the second ...

“Jah is being mentioned with Barry Sanders,” said Adam Martinez, Gibbs' running backs coach at Dalton High School (Ga.). “It’s almost divine-type stuff. But to take a kid from North ...

During Detroit's 31-9 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night, the second-year Lions running back exploded for a career-high four touchdowns to help Detroit clinch the NFC's No. 1 seed for the ...

DETROIT -- Before Jahmyr Gibbs ran onto the field for the biggest regular-season game of his young career, his idol, Lions great Barry Sanders, dropped a gem in his ear. "Go get it," Sanders ...

DETROIT -- Before Jahmyr Gibbs ran onto the field for the biggest regular-season game of his young career, his idol, Lions great Barry Sanders, dropped a gem in his ear. "Go get it," Sanders told ...