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Take a look at the Detroit Lions vs. Tennessee Titans stats

Take a look at the Detroit Lions vs. Tennessee Titans stats

The Detroit Lions had a lot of success, putting up big numbers against the Tennessee Titans in a 52-14 win in Week 8.

In addition, the Lions had several big moments and historic totals that highlighted Sunday’s efforts. Here’s a look at Sunday’s win by the numbers, with a sense of just how historic the recent run has been for the Lions.

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There are only two other quarterbacks who can perform Goff achieved in Sunday’s win. He became the third quarterback in NFL history with a passer rating of 125 or higher with a minimum of 15 pass attempts per game. The other two to do this are Russell Wilson in 2015 and Ryan Tannehill in 2019.

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Lions run back Jahmyr Gibbs became the fourth player in NFL history to average five yards per carry on at least ten attempts in six consecutive games. He averaged 11.5 yards on 11 carries on Sunday in an effort highlighted by a 70-yard touchdown.

38

Lions wide receiver and punt returner Caliph Raymond averaged 38 yards per return on his five punt returns, which is the highest average by a returner with at least five punt returns in a single game since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger.

Raymond’s 190 return yards were 17 short of the NFL single-game record, which was set by LeRoy Irvin, who had 207 in a game against the Atlanta Falcons in 1981.

52

The Lions‘ 52 points nearly reached a franchise record for points in a game. However, the single-game record remains 55, which was set in 1997 against the Chicago Bears.

60

For as good as the Lions‘ The offense was on Sunday, the gambler also made some history. Jack Fox became the only player in NFL history to average at least 60 gross yards per punt and 55 net yards per punt in a single game with at least five punt attempts.

Fox’s Sunday gross average of 61.0 game is the fourth highest in a single game in league history, and his net average of 56.2 ranks second.

61

The Lions totaled just 61 passing yards in Sunday’s game. Goff was 12 of 15 for 85 yards and three touchdowns, and David Montgomery and Hendon Whore combined for nine yards, but a total of four sacks for 33 yards brought the net total to just 61 yards.

83.0

Jared Goff set an NFL record for highest completion percentage over a five-game span with a rate of 83.0 percent. His 146.5 passer rating during that time frame also ranks first.

90

Since 1941, only two other teams have produced a 90-yard punt return and a 70-yard kickoff return in the same game. The Lions did so with a 90-yard punt return by Kalif Raymond and a 72-yard kickoff return by Khalil Dorsey.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Kalif Raymond (11).

Detroit Lions wide receiver Kalif Raymond (11). / Lon Horwedel-Imagn images

110.0

Goff became the first player in NFL history to throw two or more touchdowns, complete at least 72 percent of his passes and post a passer rating of 110.0 or more in five consecutive games with his performance on Sunday.

149.8

Goff completed 80 percent of his passes in three games Octoberthrew for 680 yards and eight touchdowns and posted a passer rating of 149.8 over that stretch. That passer rating is the highest in the history of the league in the month of October.

188

The Titans defeated the Lions with 188 yards in Sunday’s game, including a 258-61 advantage in the passing department. Tennessee averaged 5.9 yards per play to Detroit’s 4.8 and had 23 first downs to the Lions’ 17.

However, the two areas where the Lions had clear advantages in the game were in takeaways and in return yards. The Lions had four takeaways to Tennessee’s zero and had 262 return yards to the Titans’ 53.

1941

The Lions accomplished a feat no other team has done since 1941, when they scored 50 points despite totaling less than 225 yards of total offense. They were helped by four points on defense and a series of big gains from Raymond and Dorsey.