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Detroit Lions He won the conference championship in 2023 and won 15 games in 2024, and has made a Super Bowl appearance in the last two seasons, but has yet to cross the line for the biggest sporting event of the year.
Barry Sanders, a pro football hall of fame, has expressed his belief that he will take Jahmyr Gibbs’ running back tandem David Montgomery To take them there.
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November 17, 2024. Detroit, Michigan, USA; The Detroit Lions warm up at David Montgomery #5 at #26, #26, #26, before a match between the Detroit Lions and the Jacksonville Jaguars at Ford Field, Detroit on Sunday, November 17, 2024. (Junfu Han/USA Today Network Imagn Images)
“They are the best duo in the NFL, and there’s no reason to change anytime soon,” Sanders said. USA TODAY last week. “If the Super Bowl is our future, in the near future you’ll think these two guys will be a big part of it.”
Gibbs was a top rush of offenses that was the top rated in the league. He led the NFL with 16 rushing touchdowns. He had 1,412 rushing yards. He won his second straight Pro Bowl nod.
Veteran Montgomery shows what he can do when he is perfectly healthy. He had 775 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns last year.
Former Detroit Lions player Barry Sanders was on the sidelines for the warm-up ahead of his match against the Minnesota Vikings at Ford Field in Detroit on January 5, 2025. (Image of David Reginek-Immagn)
“David Montgomery, he’s been a great run in the NFL for years and he added that to coming from the Bears and putting him on this Lions offensive line,” Sanders added. “And you see that last season has been through the last two years he’s been here, and last season has felt that last season was a breakout season for him.”
The Lions only got better on the offensive line by selecting a tread treadge in the draft. He is with Taylor Decker, Christian Mahogany, Frank Lagnow and Penay Swell.
It is clear that the lion’s perception has changed since it arrived. Dan Campbell.
Detroit Lions running backs David Montgomery, #5, and Jermer Gibbs (#26) will be featured before a match against the Chicago Bears at Ford Field in Detroit on November 28, 2024. (Image of David Reginek-Immagn)
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As the year progresses, expectations rise. Detroit presents what it can do in the regular season, but it’s important to put it together for a Super Bowl appearance.
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