Gibbs Scores 60th TD as Lions Beat Dolphins 19-9

Jahmyr Gibbs finally broke it open on fourth down. With Detroit clinging to a 9-6 lead late in the third quarter at Hard Rock Stadium, the Lions went for it on fourth-and-1 and Gibbs took it around the right edge for an 8-yard touchdown. The Detroit Lions beat the Miami Dolphins 19-9, the Lions’ official recap showed, for their fourth straight win.

Detroit is 6-2, and it got there on a day the offense never really found a rhythm. Miami falls to 1-7. Jared Goff threw for 170 yards with no touchdowns, snapping a streak of 30 straight games with a touchdown pass, so the win came from Gibbs, Amon-Ra St. Brown, the kicker and a defense playing without captain Jack Campbell.

Gibbs Keeps Climbing the Record Book

The score was the 60th of Gibbs’ career, tying Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson for the second-most by any player in his first four seasons. Only Terrell Davis, with 61, had more. It was also his 11th touchdown of the season, making him the first player in Lions history with at least 11 touchdowns in four straight seasons, and it ties him with Kansas City’s Kenneth Walker III for the league lead.

It was not an easy afternoon. Miami kept crashing into the backfield, and Gibbs finished with 74 yards on 20 carries. He also took a direct snap on the opening drive, faked a pitch to Goff and ran 16 yards around the edge, the kind of wrinkle Detroit kept reaching for while the passing game stalled.

Bates and St. Brown Closed It

Jake Bates made field goals from 28, 40, 33 and 43 yards and is now 16 of 17 this season. The last one came with about four and a half minutes left and pushed the lead back to 10. It was set up by St. Brown on third-and-8 from the Miami 45, when a quick screen and a convoy of blockers went for 17 yards. He finished with eight catches for 86 yards.

A Defense Without Its Captain

Campbell missed the first game of his career with a neck injury, and the linebackers wore his No. 46 to the stadium. Rookie Derrick Moore answered with the first two sacks of his career, Chuck Clark picked off Malik Willis to set up a field goal, and the Dolphins never reached the end zone. Next, Detroit faces the New England Patriots in Munich on Nov. 15.

Smacktok pick lean: Lean higher on Jahmyr Gibbs rushing attempts against New England. Detroit fed him 20 carries even on a day when the yards were hard to find, and it trusted him on fourth-and-1 with the game tight. St. Brown is the safer receiving play after drawing the bulk of Goff’s key throws in Miami.

It was ugly, but it was a fourth straight win. Munich gives Detroit a chance to look like the No. 3 scoring offense again.