Is David Montgomery playing today? Why Lions RB is off to quiet start vs. Browns

Mike Moraitis

Is David Montgomery playing today? Why Lions RB is off to quiet start vs. Browns image

Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery is off to a quiet start in the Week 4 game against the Cleveland Browns.

Montgomery is coming off a monster game in which he rushed for 151 yards and two scores in Week 3 against the Baltimore Ravens.

This week, he is off to a very different start after the first two drives of the contest against the Browns.

Here's a closer look at what's going on.

Is David Montgomery playing today?

UPDATE: Montgomery has finally gotten his first touch on Detroit's third offensive series of the game.

END OF UPDATE

Montgomery is active, healthy and in the lineup, he just hasn't gotten a touch yet.

That's because the Lions opted to go with Jahmyr Gibbs as their main back for the first two drives of the game.

We would expect to see Montgomery on the team's third series, though.

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Mike Moraitis

Mike Moraitis is a freelance writer who covers the NFL for the Sporting News. Over his nearly two decades covering sports, Mike has also worked for Bleacher Report, USA TODAY and FanSided. He hates writing in the third person.