Antonio Gibson in line to start Saturday

Gibson will start at running back over Rhamondre Stevenson in Saturday’s game against the Chargers, reports Evan Lazar of the Patriots’ official site.

On the heels of his recent fumbling issues, Stevenson is tipped to make way for Gibson on Saturday, at least in terms of the starting job. That said, we’d still expect Stevenson to see his share of work against the Chargers, but his ball security issues of late should lead to Gibson seeing a higher percentage of New England’s backfield snaps than usual in week 17.