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:
Kalif Raymond is the 1st player with multiple 60-yard punt returns in a game since Gunner Olszewski for the Patriots in 2020. Yikes. Raymond’s 90-yard punt return touchdown is the longest by a Lions player since Desmond Howard in 2000 (95 in Week 1 at Saints). Double yikes!
— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) October 27, 2024
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 first player in @NFL history to throw 2+ TD passes and complete at least 72.0% of his passes while posting a passer rating of 110.0+ in five consecutive games:
– @Lions QB @JaredGoff16 (2024)#OnePride pic.twitter.com/cfnJ4jltNl
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) October 27, 2024
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.