Gibbs 156 Yards as Lions Survive OT

Jahmyr Gibbs ran for a career-high 156 yards on 29 carries and scored twice as the Detroit Lions escaped with a 31-30 overtime win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at Ford Field after Tyler Shough's 2-point conversion pass fell incomplete. Saints coach Kellen Moore went for the win with about 1:34 left in overtime instead of kicking to tie.

That is the kind of opener Lions fans will replay all week. Detroit jumped out 21-0, watched New Orleans claw all the way back, then needed overtime to finish it. Fantasy rooms that locked Gibbs as a locked RB1 got the volume stamp and the win. Jared Goff threw two touchdown passes to Amon-Ra St. Brown, including the overtime score that put Detroit ahead.

Career-high carries, then the OT finish

CBS Sports and the AP both put Gibbs at 29 carries for 156 yards with two rushing touchdowns, plus five catches for 30 yards. The Saints site matched the 156-yard, 29-carry line and the two short rushing scores. Goff finished 26 of 39 for 206 yards and those two scores to St. Brown without a turnover. The overtime touchdown yardage differed between wires, so the clean frame is simple: Goff to St. Brown for the OT lead, then the failed Saints 2-point try.

New Orleans forced the extra period the hard way. Shough threw two interceptions and lost a fumble early, then closed 35 of 56 for 410 yards and three touchdowns. His 9-yard touchdown to Juwan Johnson with 1:07 left in regulation tied the game at 24. Detroit went three-and-out, and a long Saints field-goal try at the end of regulation missed.

From 21-0 hole to one play from a steal

The Saints' comeback ran through Kendre Miller's 8-yard run and a 1-yard Shough pass to Devaughn Vele, then the late strike to Johnson. Chris Olave piled up 10 catches for 182 yards on the Saints side. In overtime, after Detroit scored first, Shough hit Noah Fant for a touchdown and Moore rolled the dice on two. The pass to Bryce Lance was incomplete, and the Lions walked off 1-0.

Season-long managers who faded Gibbs on committee worries watched the carry count climb into career-high territory. DFS stacks that paired Goff with Gibbs and St. Brown got the overtime juice without needing a blowout. Saints fans who packed Ford Field for a road opener saw a comeback that deserved a better ending than an incomplete two-point throw.

Gibbs carried the workload when Detroit needed it most. Thirty-one to thirty. One incomplete two-point throw. Career-high yards for Gibbs. That is the Lions' Week 1 survival story.