Gibson ends his first season in New England with 538 rushing yards on 120 carries while adding 206 receiving yards on 23 receptions (29 targets). It was a bit disappointing that Gibson finished the season with 12 fewer targets in the passing game than Rhamondre Stevenson despite that seemingly being a weakness in Stevenson’s game. Gibson did average 4.48 yards per carry in his limited duties and has enough wiggle to make defenders miss in the open field; however, he’s now been on two mediocre football teams and has been unable to carve out a consistently fantasy-relevant role, which makes it hard to view him as anything more than a potential injury replacement for Stevenson in deeper fantasy formats.

Gibson also did not catch his sole target. After head coach Jerod Mayo said before the game that Gibson would start, Rhamondre Stevenson wound up starting in what Mayo called a “coach’s decision” after the game. Despite Mayo’s uncertainty over his running backs, Gibson out-touched Stevenson 12 to two on the day, with a few carries coming down 33 points on the final drive of the game. Gibson gets FLEX consideration in a shaky Pats offense for Week 18 against the Bills.

On 98.5 The Sports Hub, Mayo said, “Gibby is going to start for us today.” This marks the second time this season Stevenson has been benched for fumble issues. He has now fumbled seven times this season. Expect Stevenson to still mix in for a committee backfield in Week 17, but he falls to RB3 viability. Gibson is worth FLEX consideration.

Gibson got a little extra work after Rhamondre Stevenson turned the ball over, though Gibson’s own fumble (recovered) erased any ball security differences between the two. Gibson is an RB7 against the Chargers in Week 17.