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An inside look at the Detroit Lions’ stats against the Tennessee Titans

An inside look at the Detroit Lions’ stats against the Tennessee Titans

He Detroit Lions He had a lot of success and put up big numbers against the Tennessee Titans in a 52-14 win in Week 8.

In the process, the lions He had several big moments and historic totals that punctuated Sunday’s effort. Here’s a look at Sunday’s win by the numbers, with a look at just how historic the recent stretch of play has been for the Lions.

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There are only two other quarterbacks to accomplish a feat that Goff achieved in Sunday’s victory. 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 so are Russell Wilson in 2015 and Ryan Tannehill in 2019.

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Lions running backwards Jahmyr Gibbs He became the fourth player in NFL history to average five yards per carry on a minimum of 10 attempts in six consecutive games. He averaged 11.5 yards on 11 carries Sunday in an effort highlighted by a 70-yard touchdown.

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Wide receiver and punt returner for the Lions Raymond Kalif He 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 shy of the NFL single-game record, set by LeRoy Irvin, who had 207 in a game against the Atlanta Falcons in 1981.

52

He lions‘ 52 points almost 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

As good as he is lions‘The offensive was on Sunday, their punter 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 61.0 Sunday Gross Average game is the fourth-highest in a single game in league history, and his 56.2 net average ranks second.

61

The Lions tallied just 61 total passing yards in Sunday’s game. Goff was 12 of 15 for 85 yards and three touchdowns, and David Montgomery and Hendon Hooker they combined for nine yards, but a total of four catches 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 passer rating of 146.5 during that period 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. He lions he 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). / Images by Lon Horwedel-Imagn

110.0

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

149.8

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

188

The Titans surpassed the lions for 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 in which the Lions had clear advantages in the game were takeaways and return yards. The Lions had four takeaways to Tennessee’s zero and had 262 return yards to 53 for the Titans.

1941

He lions accomplished a feat no other team has accomplished since 1941 when they scored 50 points despite totaling less than 225 yards of total offense. They were helped by four defensive takeaways and a series of big returns from Raymond and Dorsey.

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