Take away a misplaced pass to Josh Reynolds on third down and the panic toss to Brock Wright that lost 15 yards, and you could say Jared Goff was near perfection on Sunday night. While we can’t say he was perfect, he was the perfect guy for the moment that Lions fans have been savoring for decades.
Goff sure was clutch against his former team. He did that against the same team that kicked him to the curb. With that, he became the first quarterback to win a playoff game against a team for whom he had previously started a playoff game.
On the night, Goff went 22-of-27 for 277 yards and one touchdown. When he was not pressured last night, he was 22-of-22 for 277 yards and a touchdown, per ESPN Stats and Info. According to Field Yates, that would be the most attempts without an incomplete pass in the playoffs since ESPN began tracking pressures in 2009.
Just an unbelievable performance from Goff. One that Lions fans will remember forever. We’ll see what happens next Sunday, but I think we can all agree with Dan Campbell and his post-game speech. “You’re good enough for (expletive) Detroit, Jared Goff!”