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Detroit Lions rookie running back scores first touchdown of NFL career

Philip Marsh
Detroit Lions rookie running back scores first touchdown of NFL careerJamie Squire/Getty Images
The rookie running back has had to be patient.

Detroit Lions rookie running back Jahmyr Gibbs scored the first touchdown of his NFL career in a blowout loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

Gibbs - who was a shock selection with the 12th overall pick in this year's draft - has had to bide his time at the start of his NFL career.

Fellow Lions running back David Montgomery has handled the majority of the workload so far in 2023, but with the veteran sidelined, Gibbs saw more of the ball.

As well as having the second most carries of his NFL career to date, Gibbs also saw double-digits targets against the Ravens.

And after six weeks of waiting, Gibbs finally found the endzone for the first time as a professional, running in a 21-yard score while showing blistering speed.

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Unfortunately for Gibbs and Lions, the score was nothing more than a consolation as the Ravens ran riot at M&T Bank Stadium.