Well, that escalated quickly. Just a day after his quietest day of the season from a production standpoint – and a game where Jahmyr Gibbs dominated RB touches and snaps – the Lions announced that Montgomery would miss the remainder of the season with an MCL tear suffered in Sunday's loss to the Bills. It’s a brutal blow to Montgomery’s managers who relied on him week-in and week-out for reliable RB2 production, but the shockwaves from his absence will be felt most by Jahmyr Gibbs managers around the world. Without Monty in the lineup, Gibbs should have total control of most, if not all, of the work out of the Lions backfield, and this is what we’ve been waiting his entire career to see. He’ll be locked in as a high-end RB1 the rest of the way barring an absolute coming-out party for Craig Reynolds over the next two games. With matchups against the Bears and 49ers, as well, Gibbs could challenge for the overall RB1 spot in rankings this week. It is important to note, however, that the Lions could become more pass-heavy as a result of Monty’s injury just as they did in this game: Goff threw the ball 59 times with four different Lions pass catchers garnering at least 7 targets. Detroit more than likely won’t be chasing points the rest of the way like they were against the Bills, but a shift in philosophy could be in the cards if the Lions would decide they don’t want to make Gibbs the true workhorse (something they’ve never had to do with Monty around).