Tennessee Titans vs Detroit Lions box score, match player stats and summary feat. Lions' high-scoring offense
The Tennessee Titans and the Detroit Lions met in the early slate of Week 8 of the 2024 NFL season. The two teams started with vastly different stories to tell, as the Lions sat at 5-1 with the first seed in the conference, while the Titans had a 1-5 record with four games behind division leaders Houston Texans.
The 1 p.m. ET contest was held in Ford Field, with Carl Cheffers' crew working as the referees for this game. The Lions jumped from the very start, putting an impressive 35-14 lead at halftime. Quarterback Will Levis didn't play as he still recovers from a shoulder injury, with Mason Rudolph starting for the Titans.
Tennessee Titans vs. Detroit Lions box score
The game between Tennessee and Detroit followed the expected script from a 1-5 team vs. a 5-1 team. In the first drive, Mason Rudolph threw an interception that gave the home team an excellent field position, which they converted into a touchdown. Two drives later, the Titans tied he score after two big plays in the passing game.
The next three drives were all touchdowns, including a long touchdown run from Detroit's Jahmyr Gibbs, who darted into the end zone for a 70-yard score. Once the score became 14-14, however, the game went from a tie contest to total domination, with the home team impressively scoring 38 unanswered points.
Right after halftime, Detroit scored a punt return touchdown to make it 42-14 which basically ended the game. Tennessee's offense did not work for the rest of the game.
Tennessee Titans box score
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Defense
If there's any silver lining for the visitors, it's the fact that Calvin Ridley had a very good game, surpassing the 100-yard mark. However, his exhibition in the second half was also disappointing, just like the rest of the offense.
Detroit Lions box score
Quarterback
Rushing and receiving
Defense
Goff threw three touchdowns but didn't even cross the 100-yard mark. That happened because the defense forced four turnovers and gave the offense an excellent field position, which they converted with five touchdowns out of five trips to the red zone.