The Detroit Lions struck first in Sunday’s matchup with the Jets in New York. But it wasn’t Jared Goff and the offense putting a dent on the scoreboard.
Return man Kalif Raymond took the Jets’ punt after the first drive to the house for a touchdown. After the Lions defense forced a quick 3-and-out with the ball pinned deep in Jets territory, Raymond fielded Braden Mann’s punt cleanly and accelerated past the entire Jets team into the end zone from 47 yards out.
Special credit to LB Josh Woods for an exceptional downfield block on Raymond’s return.
The #Lions got stopped on 4th down at the goal-line on their opening drive, then the #Jets punt quickly from inside their 5 and Detroit takes the punt back for the touchdown!pic.twitter.com/hKxlS8uxPt
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) December 18, 2022