Jahmyr Gibbs had a 4-TD performance in the Detroit Lions’ division win over the Minnesota Vikings

Jahmyr Gibbs had a 4-TD performance in the Detroit Lions’ division win over the Minnesota Vikings

There’s a new name at the top of the Detroit Lions’ single-season touchdown list.

Barry Sanders and Jamaal Williams previously tied for the top spot on the list for most touchdowns in a Lions season with 17. After Jahmyr Gibbs’ three rushing touchdowns and a receiving score in Sunday night’s 31-9 win over Minnesota, he is now at the top of the list with 20.

Gibbs’ big day helped propel the Lions to a franchise-record 15th win of the season and second straight NFC North title. Detroit also clinched the No. 1 overall seed in the NFC playoffs, giving them a bye into next week’s Wild Card playoff round and giving Detroit home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.

“He was big and I felt like he was gaining momentum as the game went on,” Lions head coach Dan Campbell said of Gibbs after the game. “I thought he was getting better and better. You could really feel it after the last stop in the red zone and the next carry, he just broke it off on the sideline. You could feel it.”

“He was big for us and we felt like he had to be big for us to win the game. All of those guys had to play well for us, but we felt Gibbs could be the difference maker in some way.”

Gibbs had 139 rushing yards on 23 carries (6.0 average) and also threw five chips for 31 yards, reaching the end zone four times. He is now the only player in Lions history to have more than 1,900 scrimmage yards and more than 20 touchdowns in a single season.

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