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Sunday’s 52-14 win over the Tennessee Titans produced some history for the Detroit Lions. The Lions rolled to some team historical marks and also set a couple of records never before accomplished in the long history of the NFL.
As the FOX broadcast noted, the first half featured five different Lions scoring touchdowns. That’s the first time five Lions have reached the end zone in the same half in franchise history.
Kalif Raymond didn’t score in the first half, but the wideout and punt returner took care of that quickly in the third quarter. After nearly returning a punt for a touchdown in the second quarter, Raymond hit paydirt after the Titans first drive of the second half. That made some history:
Raymond wasn’t done, however. He caught a short touchdown pass from Jared Goff later in the third quarter, and that made him the first player in NFL history to score on a punt return and a receiving touchdown in the same game. Raymond accomplished that historical feat in less than seven minutes of game time.
Goff also made NFL history in this game, despite passing for just 85 yards by completing 12 of his 15 attempts, netting three touchdowns and zero giveaways. That makes No. 16 the first QB to ever throw at least two touchdowns while completing at least 72 percent of his passes and notch a QB Rating over 110.0 in five straight games
The 52 points also marked just the fourth time the Lions have topped 50 points in a regular season game, and they hadn’t done it since they beat the Bears 55-20 on Thanksgiving in 1997.
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As the FOX broadcast noted, the first half featured five different Lions scoring touchdowns. That’s the first time five Lions have reached the end zone in the same half in franchise history.
Kalif Raymond didn’t score in the first half, but the wideout and punt returner took care of that quickly in the third quarter. After nearly returning a punt for a touchdown in the second quarter, Raymond hit paydirt after the Titans first drive of the second half. That made some history:
Raymond wasn’t done, however. He caught a short touchdown pass from Jared Goff later in the third quarter, and that made him the first player in NFL history to score on a punt return and a receiving touchdown in the same game. Raymond accomplished that historical feat in less than seven minutes of game time.
Goff also made NFL history in this game, despite passing for just 85 yards by completing 12 of his 15 attempts, netting three touchdowns and zero giveaways. That makes No. 16 the first QB to ever throw at least two touchdowns while completing at least 72 percent of his passes and notch a QB Rating over 110.0 in five straight games
The 52 points also marked just the fourth time the Lions have topped 50 points in a regular season game, and they hadn’t done it since they beat the Bears 55-20 on Thanksgiving in 1997.
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