Lions Fantasy Recap: Jahmyr Gibbs joined elite company vs Giants

The Detroit Lions held on to beat the New York Giants in overtime on Sunday after a career game from star running back and fantasy football powerhouse Jahmyr Gibbs.

Gibbs carried the Lions offense with multiple game-breaking plays, including his 69-yard go-ahead touchdown run on the first drive of overtime. He finished with 55.4 points in PPR leagues, tallying 219 rushing yards on 15 carries to go along with 11 catches for 45 yards and three total touchdowns.

His performance propelled him back up to RB3 in all of fantasy football so far this season, marking the best PPR performance of the season and the 20th-best PPR performance of all time, according to StatMuse. He's now third in the NFL this season in both rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.

His performance saved the Lions and likely decided several fantasy matchups in Week 12 with the playoffs looming in December for most fantasy leagues. He'll have a difficult matchup against the Packers next week, but has solidified his spot among the league's elite.

Let's take a look at how the rest of the Lions faired in a wild Week 12 win:

Amon-Ra St. Brown: 29.9 points

Amon-Ra St. Brown's huge day was overshadowed by the performance of Jahmyr Gibbs, but St. Brown quietly had the sixth-best fantasy performance of the weekend. He hauled in nine of 13 targets, and a couple of those targets could've been easy catches that he simply dropped.

St. Brown racked up 149 yards and a touchdown, posting his second-best fantasy performance of the season. He's moved back to WR3 in all of fantasy behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba and George Pickens.

Jared Goff: 18.2 points

Quarterback Jared Goff had a bounce-back fantasy performance after a rough week against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 11.

Goff was pressured heavily again, but managed to put up enough volume to be a fantasy asset. He averaged only 6.6 yards per pass attempt, but completed 28 of 42 passes for 279 yards and two touchdowns.

Goff's lone interception was a ball that hit Amon-Ra St. Brown in the hands so that wasn't his fault, but it should be noted for fantasy managers looking ahead that a Week 13 matchup with Micah Parson and the Packers may force more sacks and more mistakes from the Lions QB1.

David Montgomery: 6.7 points

Backup running back David Montgomery once again took the furthest back seat to Jahmyr Gibbs against the Giants, only getting five carries and three catches for 37 total yards. He had the opportunity to salvage his day with some redzone carries, but couldn't get into the endzone.

Montgomery is clearly falling off the Lions game plan, especially as the offense continues to try to play catch-up in most of their games.

Brock Wright: 5.9 points

Head coach Dan Campbell said before Sunday's game that tight end Sam LaPorta would likely be out for the rest of the season, leaving Brock Wright to pick up the slack. Wright had plenty of targets last week but Jared Goff couldn't connect with him on multiple occasions.

On Sunday against the Giants, Wright only earned four targets, catching three of them for just 29 yards. He'll continue to get the majority of snaps at tight end, but his viability as a fantasy threat isn't close to LaPorta's.

Kalif Raymond: 5.7 points

Wide receiver Kalif Raymond had a key punt return and a couple of targets before exited due to injury on Sunday. Raymond's two catches totaled 37 yards.

He suffered an ankle injury and left the game in the fourth quarter. Raymond missed practice on Monday and could miss Thursday's game, opening up more opportunities for rookie receiver Isaac TeSlaa.

Jameson Williams: 0 points

Fantasy managers who'd started to trust Jameson Williams after three-consecutive standout performances were let down on Sunday as he earned only three targets and didn't catch any of them. His best play was a long catch and run that was called back due to a penalty on the offensive line.

Williams should be gaining more targets in the absence of Sam LaPorta, and the latest injury to Kalif Raymond, but Jared Goff's performance under pressure this season has left a lot of meat on the bone for this offense.

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