The Tennessee Titans and the Detroit Lions managed to do something during the Week 8 matchup at Ford Field that hasn’t been seen in the NFL in nearly 30 years.

For the first time since Week 1 of the 1995 season, the game ended with a final score of 52–14. The last time that happened came when Dan Marino and the Miami Dolphins took care of business against Boomer Esiason and the New York Jets.

The game appeared to be normal for the first quarter as the Lions and Titans traded two touchdowns each. However, the Lions then erupted, scoring three more touchdowns before halftime and scoring another 17 points in the third quarter.

They didn’t even need a fourth quarter to build a rare 38-point lead that sealed the game.

Another rare part of the game is that titanium he actually outscored the Lions during the game and it wasn’t very close. Despite losing by five touchdowns and a field goal, the Titans outgained the Lions 416-225. The Lions had just 61 net passing yards, but 164 yards rushing and big plays on defense and special teams got to where Detroit didn’t need to do as much on the offensive end of things.

While gaining that many yards is a nice accomplishment and the final score is a historically good stat, the Titans only care about the fact that they only put 14 points on the board. And they’re still 1-6 in the standings, good for last in the conference.

Those numbers are what define the Titans right now and they have work to do if they want to change their image.

The titanium are back in action in Week 9 when the New England Patriots come to town.

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