It wasn't the type of start the Lions' defense was looking for. They were called for an offsides on the very first play and gave up a pair of first downs before Titans' Marcus Mariota found a wide-open Delaine Walker for a 32-yard gain to set Tennessee up at the Lions' 37-yard line.
But the defense held from there as Khyri Thornton stuffed running back DeMarco Murray for a 2-yard loss to force a third-and-4 before Devin Taylor and Kerry Hyder converged to sack Mariota for a 2-yard loss. But the Titans' 10-play, 60-yard drive came up empty as Ryan Succop missed the ensuing 51-yard field goal.