Jared Goff throws for 3 TDs and Lions win 5th straight, dominating Titans 52-14

DETROIT -- Jared Goff threw 3 touchdown passes but was acold from nan prima for nan Detroit Lions successful 1 of nan highest-scoring games successful franchise history.

David Montgomery was nan first of 5 Lions to people successful nan first half successful a 52-14 rout of nan Tennessee Titans 52-14 connected Sunday.

The Lions were businesslike connected offense, converting connected each 5 chances successful nan reddish zone, and nan different 2 phases were dominant. Detroit's defense forced 4 turnovers and its typical teams produced a touchdown connected 1 of 3 returns that totaled 162 yards.

“We play pinch 3 units and erstwhile a mates of them are cooking astatine nan correct time, it tin bail retired 1 of your units,” coach Dan Campbell said.

The NFC North-leading Lions (6-1) person nan conference's champion grounds aft winning 5 consecutive games, averaging 40-plus points complete nan past four, and nan franchise's champion seven-game grounds since 1956.

Detroit's scoring full trailed only a franchise-record, 55-point capacity against Chicago successful 1997.

The Lions were good without big-play receiver Jameson Williams, who served nan first of a two-game suspension for violating nan NFL's performance-enhancing constituent policy.

“We didn't miss a beat,” Campbell said.

Detroit has been connected a rotation by leaning connected Goff, but it had much points (42) than he had passing yards (28) early successful nan 3rd quarter. He vanished 12 of 15 for 85 yards, taking advantage of takeaways by nan defense that group him up pinch short fields.

“I don’t deliberation I've ever been a portion of thing for illustration that,” nan 30-year-old Goff said.

The Lions besides pulled disconnected a instrumentality play arsenic they do successful astir games — this time, a touchdown walk by moving backmost Montgomery, who took a transportation from Goff and recovered Sam LaPorta from 3 yards retired to springiness nan Lions a 35-14 lead and their highest-scoring half since 1970.

Jahmyr Gibbs had a 70-yard touchdown tally precocious successful nan first 4th and vanished pinch a season-high 127 yards rushing. Khalil Dorsey had a 72-yard kickoff return to group up Goff's 8-yard TD walk to Brock Wright early successful nan second.

Kalif Raymond's 90-yard kickoff return early successful nan 3rd put Detroit up 42-14.

The Titans (1-6) were handed a lopsided nonaccomplishment for nan 2nd consecutive week and person already signaled this is simply a rebuilding twelvemonth by trading seasoned receiver DeAndre Hopkins and starting linebacker Ernest Jones Jr.

“You’re going to get blown retired by each squad successful nan convention turning nan shot complete 4 times,” Titans coach Brian Callahan said. “We conscionable don’t complement each different astatine all. Right now, our typical teams gives up yards, our defense doesn’t get a extremity and we don’t do thing connected discourtesy and we move it over. Everything needs to beryllium better.”

The Titans extended their streak of throwing an interception successful each crippled erstwhile Mason Rudolph was picked disconnected by linebacker Trevor Nowaske successful nan first quarter. Rudolph later floated a walk that Kerby Joseph intercepted.

Rudolph did unreserved for his first touchdown, an 11-yarder that fooled Detroit’s defense and tied nan crippled precocious successful nan first quarter.

Rudolph, starting for nan injured Will Levis, was 22 of 38 for 266 yards pinch a 5-yard touchdown walk to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine early successful nan 2nd 4th and 2 interceptions.

“I’ve sewage to protect nan shot amended and put our defense successful a amended situation,” Rudolph said. “I thought we did bully things successful nan first half and we did move nan ball, person nan ball, but nary of that matters erstwhile you get your butt kicked.”

Ridley matched a profession precocious pinch 10 receptions for a season-high 143 yards. Tony Pollard ran for a season-high 95 yards connected 20 carries.

Titans: Levis (shoulder) missed a 2nd consecutive week and CB L’Jarius Sneed (quadriceps) was besides inactive.

Lions: LB Malcom Rodriguez (ankle) was ruled retired successful nan first half and Campbell said he didn't deliberation it would beryllium a season-ending injury. DE Josh Paschal (illness) was inactive.

Titans: Host New England adjacent Sunday.

Lions: At Green Bay adjacent Sunday.

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