NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For all the talk about what the Detroit Lions will do with Matthew Stafford after the season, the next head coach and general manager have an even bigger task at hand — rebuilding arguably the NFL’s most atrocious defense.
Derrick Henry ran for 147 yards and Ryan Tannehill accounted for five touchdowns, three passing and two rushing, as the Tennessee Titans pummeled the Lions at Nissan Stadium, 46-25, to guarantee the Lions a losing record for the third straight year.
The Titans (10-4) scored touchdowns on six of their first nine possessions Sunday, punted once and set a season-high for points against a Lions defense playing without three of its top defensive linemen and down to its seventh cornerback for much of the game.