DETROIT — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell was quick to confirm what everyone saw.

His team’s 52-14 win over the Tennessee Titans was a very strange game.

The Lions totaled 225 yards of offense – 185 below their season average – and scored 52 points. Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes but finished with just 85 passing yards, and his completion average was just over a yard down the field.

Goff is 88 of 106 (83%) in the last five games, breaking Peyton Manning’s record of 80.2% over a five-game span (minimum 100 attempts).

“I can’t really think of a game like that,” Campbell said Monday. “At least, not on the winning side. It was incredible.

The offense didn’t perform badly – the 52 points is a good indicator. There just weren’t many long fields to cover. Kalif Raymond averaged 38 yards on five punt returns, including a 90-yard touchdown, and Khalil Dorsey contributed a 72-yard kickoff return.

The defense came into action, forcing four turnovers, and Jack Fox averaged 61.0 yards on his five punts.

“Obviously you’d like to have that kind of production from your special teams, but it’s not realistic,” Campbell said. “When you get that kind of performance, it takes a lot of pressure off the rest of the team.”

The offense didn’t need to put up 400 yards, but it did what the team needed, going 5-for-5 in the red zone.

“(Jahmyr) Gibbs was explosive — his only bad play was in pass protection — and he did some really good things,” Campbell said. “David (Montgomery) and (Sam) LaPorta really stood out as well.”

What works

Fox’s season hasn’t gotten the credit it deserves, especially since he’s averaging just 3.3 punts per game. His net average is 47.3 yards – 2.5 yards above his previous career high – and he has allowed just 40 return yards on 23 kicks.

What needs help

The Lions only sacked Titans quarterback Mason Rudolph once in 39 pass attempts. He also ran for 29 yards. Campbell acknowledged the Lions can’t find anyone as good as Aidan Hutchinson, who will miss the rest of the regular season with a broken leg, but the lack of pressure is putting a strain on Detroit’s secondary.

Store

Raymond has always been a dangerous punt returner, but he put on a show against the Titans. His 64-yard return allowed a touchdown in the second quarter. He had a 90-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, caught a touchdown pass later in the third and had a 44-yard return negated by a penalty.

Stock falling

WR Jameson Williams served the first of his two-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs, and the Lions greatly missed his presence on big games. Seven players caught passes, but none averaged more than 8.0 yards per reception.

Injuries

The Lions finished the game without any serious injuries. Campbell said Hutchinson has been by the team’s side during his rehab process as he tries to recover in time for the playoffs.

Key number

172 — The number of points scored by the Lions in the last four games. That’s the most by a team in four games since the Baltimore Ravens scored 172 in Weeks 9-12 of 2019.

Next steps

The Lions visit the NFC North rival Green Bay Packers in a battle for first place.