Gordon skipped the first three games of the season while holding out and was kept out of the Week 4 victory in Miami. After missing the first four weeks, it took the 26-year-old the next month to find his groove. His first four games back, Gordon was a walking inefficiency, generating 31, 18, 32, and 31 yards in those tilts, respectively, for a 2.5 yards per carry average, with one game of over 10 receiving yards and two total TDs. His fumble at the goal-line in the final seconds of a three-point loss at Tennessee in Week 7 perfectly summarized Gordon's return from holdout.