David Montgomery Week 2 Preview vs. the Bears

NFC Divisional Playoffs: Washington Commanders v Detroit Lions

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Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery has a favorable matchup in Week 2 (Sunday at 1 p.m. ET), up against the Chicago Bears. The Bears are conceding the ninth-most rushing yards in the NFL, 120 per game.

Montgomery contributed on the ground last season, running for 12 TDs and 775 yards. Montgomery also was productive as a receiver, accumulating 36 receptions for 341 yards.

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Montgomery vs. the Bears

  • Montgomery vs the Bears (since 2021): 1 GP / 88 RUSH YPG / 0 RUSH TD
  • Looking at run D, the Bears yielded more than 100 yards on the ground to four players last season.
  • In terms of run defense, Chicago allowed at least one rushing touchdown to 18 players last season.
  • In the running game, the Bears allowed just two players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.
  • The Bears were the NFL's 28th-ranked run defense last season after allowing 136.3 yards per game on the ground.
  • A year ago, the Bears gave up 20 rushing touchdowns. That ranked 24th in NFL play.

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Montgomery Rushing Insights

  • Montgomery hit the over on his rushing yards total set by oddsmakers in six of his 14 opportunities last year (42.9%).
  • The Lions threw the football on 50.8% of their plays from scrimmage last season while running the ball 49.2% of the time. Their offense was first in the league in points scored.
  • Montgomery scored at least once on the ground 10 times last year, with multiple rushing TDs in two of those contests.

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Montgomery's Last Season Performance

Opponent Date Week Rushing Stats Receiving Stats
vs. Rams 9/8/2024 Week 1 17 ATT / 91 YDS / 1 TD 1 TAR / 1 REC / 2 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Buccaneers 9/15/2024 Week 2 11 ATT / 35 YDS / 1 TD 4 TAR / 4 REC / 35 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Cardinals 9/22/2024 Week 3 23 ATT / 105 YDS / 1 TD 3 TAR / 3 REC / 17 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Seahawks 9/30/2024 Week 4 12 ATT / 40 YDS / 1 TD 1 TAR / 1 REC / 40 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Cowboys 10/13/2024 Week 6 12 ATT / 80 YDS / 2 TDs 1 TAR / 1 REC / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Vikings 10/20/2024 Week 7 9 ATT / 31 YDS / 0 TDs 4 TAR / 3 REC / 39 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Titans 10/27/2024 Week 8 9 ATT / 33 YDS / 1 TD 1 TAR / 1 REC / 5 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Packers 11/3/2024 Week 9 17 ATT / 73 YDS / 0 TDs 3 TAR / 3 REC / 23 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Texans 11/10/2024 Week 10 12 ATT / 32 YDS / 1 TD 2 TAR / 1 REC / 24 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Jaguars 11/17/2024 Week 11 15 ATT / 75 YDS / 2 TDs 3 TAR / 3 REC / 20 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Colts 11/24/2024 Week 12 8 ATT / 37 YDS / 1 TD 3 TAR / 3 REC / 36 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Bears 11/28/2024 Week 13 21 ATT / 88 YDS / 0 TDs 3 TAR / 3 REC / 36 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Packers 12/5/2024 Week 14 14 ATT / 51 YDS / 1 TD 5 TAR / 5 REC / 33 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Bills 12/15/2024 Week 15 5 ATT / 4 YDS / 0 TDs 4 TAR / 4 REC / 31 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Commanders 1/18/2025 Divisional 7 ATT / 28 YDS / 0 TDs TAR / 0 REC / 0 YDS / 0 TDs