Football Team's Antonio Gibson: Totals 108 yards in loss

Gibson carried the ball 20 times for 90 yards and caught three of his five targets for 18 yards in Sunday's 20-16 loss to the Chargers. He also fumbled.

Perhaps more crucial than Gibson's final yardage total was the fact he commanded a three-down role, seeing more targets than J.D. McKissic (one) while out-carrying the combo of McKissic and Jaret Patterson by a whopping 20-to-3 margin. It certainly helps that the second-year back looked good with the extra usage, bursting through the line of scrimmage on a number of occasions. The offense may need to rely more heavily on Gibson in the coming weeks after starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick was forced out of Sunday's action with a hip injury. Taylor Heinicke did well enough in relief of the grizzled veteran, but it wouldn't be surprising to see Washington rely even more on its star running back in order to take some pressure off the little-used backup QB.