DETROIT — Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes but was far from the star for the Detroit Lions in one of the highest-scoring games in franchise history.
David Montgomery was the first of five Lions to score in the first half in a 52-14 rout of the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
The Lions were efficient on offense, converting on all five chances in the red zone, and the other two phases were dominant. Detroit's defense forced four turnovers, and its special teams produced Kalif Raymond's 90-yard punt return for a touchdown — he finished with 190 yards on five punt returns — and Khalil Dorsey's 72-yard kickoff return that set up another score.
Detroit became the third team since 1941 to have a punt return of 90 yards or more and a kickoff return of 70 or more in a game.
''We play with three units and when a couple of them are humming at the right time, it can bail out one of your units,'' coach Dan Campbell said.
The NFC North-leading Lions (6-1) have the conference's best record after winning five straight games, averaging 40-plus points over the last four, and the franchise's best seven-game record since 1956.
Detroit's scoring total trailed only a franchise-record, 55-point performance against Chicago in 1997.
The Lions were fine without big-play receiver Jameson Williams, who served the first of a two-game suspension for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing substance policy.
