In Detroit's (3-2) dominant 45-21 road victory over the Arizona Cardinals (1-4) on Sunday, Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs raced into the NFL record books.
Gibbs finished the game with 151 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries. With Gibbs' two touchdowns on Sunday, Gibbs has now recorded 58 career touchdowns. That moves Gibbs past Lions legend and NFL Hall of Famer Barry Sanders for the most touchdowns recorded by any NFL player before the age of 25.
.@Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs has passed @BarrySanders (57) for the most TDs scored by a player under 25 years old in @NFL history.#OnePride pic.twitter.com/vdvsTLH9KQ
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) October 11, 2026
Sanders made sure to personally congratulate Gibbs on setting the new NFL record.
Gibbs also caught five passes for 56 yards in the
win over Arizona.
In addition to his NFL record, Gibbs became the first player in Lions franchise history to produce 75+ scrimmage yards and a touchdown in each of the first five games of a season. Gibbs also became the sixth player in NFL history to total 740+ scrimmage yards and nine or more touchdowns through the first five games of a season, joining legends like Jim Brown (1958, 1963), Eric Dickerson (1983), Emmitt Smith (1995), and Priest Holmes (2002).
Through five games, Gibbs is now up to 504 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns, and 243 receiving yards and two scores. Gibbs joins Thurman Thomas (1991), Tiki Barber (2004), and Christian McCaffrey (2019) as the only players in NFL history to accumulate 500+ rushing yards and 240+ receiving yards through the first five games of a season.
It was Gibbs' 12th career 100-yard rushing game and his 11th with 150+ scrimmage yards and a touchdown. Fresh off his record-setting contract extension, Gibbs has shown Detroit and the league week after week that he is the most dynamic and valuable running back.
With the Lions enjoying their bye week, Detroit will look to have Gibbs well-rested and ready to set even more records when they welcome the Green Bay Packers to Ford Field for their Week 7 matchup on Oct. 25.
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