Jahmyr Gibbs is likely thrilled to be back at training camp with the Detroit Lions.
Gibbs, at just barely 26 years old, just got the largest deal in running back history, and is now the highest-paid running back in the NFL. It was unbelievably deserved as Gibbs is slowly but surely becoming the Lions' main engine on offense, and the perfect punch alongside Jared Goff in that equation.
On NFL Network on Friday, one day after signing that extension, Gibbs spoke with Stacey Dales and Brian Baldinger about what he thinks the Lions' potential is on offense headed into this season. One goal he named rolled off his tongue like nothing:
"I think we could average 35."
Baldinger, understandably, guffawed (not condescendingly, though). That would be an NFL record, and Gibbs said it very nonchalantly.
Gibbs' historic for Lions might not be that far off
Let's take a step back and understand the kind of scoring that Detroit would need to pull off to make this happen.
Last season, the Lions averaged 28.3 points per game - good for fourth in the league. Only the Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots, and Los Angeles Rams scored more per game, and those were three teams fully capable of making it to the Super Bowl last year.
Obviously, the Lions' tough schedule coupled with their defensive woes made that an impossible dream to achieve, despite their high-flying offense.
Coming into this season, they've improved their offensive line after a Frank Ragnow retirement seemed to completely derail it ahead of 2025. They've also added back a weapons in Sam LaPorta, while bringing in competition for depth like Isiah Pacheco and Greg Dortch. Isaac TeSlaa seems to finally be finding his groove in training camp, which is a great sign for Detroit's red zone scoring capabilities, while the Jameson Williams-Amon-Ra St. Brown tandem sounds to be amazing in camp.
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And, again and probably most importantly, the Lions are not running a shell of an offensive line out this year.
Did we mention their ease of schedule, as well?
Gibbs' comment here might've sounded far fetched, but the thing is, the Lions' bread and butter at this point is how potent their offense can be once it hits a groove. We've seen that since 2023, and last season was a "down" year. Yet, they still managed to average a top-5 point per game average.
With so many improvements in areas of need, and with Gibbs comfortably on board until 2030, we could very well see the Lions besting the current league record for points per game, held by the 1950 Rams.
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