{"id":10590,"date":"2025-01-15T11:23:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T11:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=10590"},"modified":"2025-01-15T11:23:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T11:23:33","slug":"breaking-news-lions-could-get-one-of-their-offensive-stars-back-vs-commanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=10590","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : Lions could get one of their offensive stars back vs. Commanders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/commanderswire.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/01\/USATSI_25151212_21e39b.jpg?w=1000&amp;h=600&amp;crop=1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Detroit Lions could get a big part of their offense back for Saturday\u2019s NFC Divisional Round clash against the Washington Commanders.<\/p>\n<p>Running back David Montogomery practiced fully in Detroit\u2019s walkthrough and appears headed for a return to the lineup on Saturday. Montgomery tore his MCL and missed the remainder of the regular season. He was initially believed to be out for the postseason, too, but Montgomery sought outside opinions and eventually chose an aggressive rehab over surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s refreshing,\u201d Montgomery said via Eric Woodyard of ESPN. \u201cKind of to be back in the position to where I can help the team, yeah, I missed it, so happy to be back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for Detroit, it had former first-round pick Jahmyr Gibbs. Gibbs\u2019 usage increased over the final three weeks and he looked like one of the NFL\u2019s top running backs. But the Lions are at their best when they have Gibbs and Montgomery.<\/p>\n<p>The six-year pro rushed for 775 yards and 12 touchdowns in the regular season. Montgomery\u2019s punishing style is the perfect complement to Gibbs\u2019 all-around ability.<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Dan Campbell is thrilled about Montgomery\u2019s return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019ll mean a lot,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cFive\u2019s a big part of us. He\u2019s a huge part of us, and to me, he\u2019s a bell cow. He\u2019s somebody that is a tone-setter. He\u2019s a catalyst, so there\u2019s a place for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Detroit finished the regular season with the NFL\u2019s fifth-ranked rushing offense, averaging 146 rushing yards per game. On the flip side, Washington\u2019s run defense ranked 27th, allowing over 135 rushing yards per game.<\/p>\n<p>Washington\u2019s ability or inability to stop the Lions\u2019 running game will be critical in determining Saturday\u2019s winner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lions have an elite offense and more good news appears to be on the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[576,577,134,52,575,578,573],"class_list":["post-10590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-detroit-lions","tag-david-montgomery","tag-injury-news","tag-injury-update","tag-jahmyr-gibbs","tag-latest-washington-news","tag-nfc-divisional-round","tag-washington-commanders"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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