Pride Of Detroit on Jahmyr Gibbs
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leaving plenty of room for Jahmyr Gibbs to make the first defender miss and leave them in the dust. On outside-zone runs this season, Gibbs is averaging 5.7 yards per rush (4th), a 51.1% success rate (4th), a 44.4% avoided tackle rate (2nd), and a 22.2% explosive run rate (2nd).
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Gibbs' 5.7 YPC and 51.1% success rate on outside zone exploits Packers' 25th-ranked EPA.
Jahmyr Gibbs faces a Packers defense susceptible on the ground this season, particularly against outside-zone concepts, allowing 204 rushing yards on 42 attempts (4.9 yards per rush, 25th). The Packers rank 25th in EPA per rush allowed while surrendering a 14.3% explosive run rate (21st) and 3.3 yards after contact per rush (31st), leaving plenty of room for Gibbs to make the first defender miss. This is particularly notable with the Packers missing key second-level defender Edgerrin Cooper and Zaire Franklin, leaving them without two linebackers capable of flowing sideline to sideline through zone-blocking traffic and meeting runners in cutback lanes. On outside-zone runs this season, Gibbs is averaging 5.7 yards per rush (4th), a 51.1% success rate (4th), a 44.4% avoided tackle rate (2nd), and a 22.2% explosive run rate (2nd). Gibbs has an 11.1% juke rate on outside-zone runs, with the next-closest running back at just 8.8%. Gibbs has found his groove running outside zone, and his brilliance will be essential to the Lions controlling the football, keeping Love on the sideline, and finding a rhythm that establishes Detroit as the most dominant unit on the field Sunday.
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