FIRST DOWN: OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION
All three phases get credit for Detroit’s 52-14 win over Tennessee Sunday afternoon that improved their record to 6-1 to start the season. Two big special teams returns and four takeaways set up the offense with short fields in Tennessee territory, and Ben Johnson and Co. capitalized, going 5-for-5 in the red zone.
The 52 points scored are tied for the second most in franchise history. Over their last four games, Detroit’s scored 172 points and 22 touchdowns. This marks the most points and touchdowns they’ve ever scored in any four-game span in a single season.
Six different players – David Montgomery, Jahmyr Gibbs, Brock Wright, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Sam LaPorta and Kalif Raymond – scored an offensive touchdown for Detroit against the Titans, with Raymond finding the end zone twice thanks to a 90-yard punt return touchdown.
Detroit came in ranked No. 2 in total offense and third in scoring. They were also top five in both passing offense, rushing and third-down efficiency.
“(We) got Ben (Johnson), he can draw up anything for anybody,” Raymond said after the game. “He puts us in the best position every week. It’s so cool. We talk about something over and over during the week on coverages and what we’re expecting, and we get to the game and it’s exactly what he said it was going to be and he’s set up things from two weeks prior. It’s really cool to play on this team and to play for somebody like that who is so detailed and so innovative.”