The Buccaneers secondary is a mess with Zyon McCollum (concussion), Bryce Hall (leg), Josh Hayes (ankle) and Antoine Winfield Jr. (ankle) all getting injured in Week 1 against Washington. That should allow Goff to rebound from a subpar performance against the Rams in Week 1 when he scored just 13.4 Fantasy points and play like a top-10 quarterback in Week 2. He scored 26.4 Fantasy points at Tampa Bay last year in Week 6, and Goff has scored at least 20 Fantasy points in 16 of his past 22 games at home going back to 2021.
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Lions' Jared Goff: Struggles in OT win
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Goff completed 18 of 28 passes for 217 yards, one touchdown and one interception in Sunday's 26-20 overtime win over the Rams. He added one rush attempt for seven yards.
After a quiet first half, Goff gave the Lions a 17-3 lead with a 52-yard touchdown pass to Jameson Williams in the third quarter. The Rams then scored 17 unanswered points, aided by a fourth-quarter Goff interception after the Lions had worked it into field-goal range. Goff bounced back to lead a scoring drive capped by a game-tying 32-yard Jake Bates field goal with 17 seconds left, then Detroit marched down the field on the ground to win it in overtime on a one-yard David Montgomery touchdown. After getting away with a subpar performance in the season opener, Goff will look to sharpen his game in Week 2 against the Buccaneers.
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Lions' Jared Goff: Not expected to face Steelers
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Goff isn't likely to see action in Saturday's preseason finale against the Steelers, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.
Goff was held out of the team's first two exhibition contests, and it looks like the Lions will continue to play it safe with their top QB on Saturday. As a result, look for Hendon Hooker, who's competing with Nate Sudfeld for backup slotting behind Goff, to draw the start against Pittsburgh. In that scenario, Goff's next game action will occur Sept. 8 against the Rams.
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Lions' Jared Goff: Won't play in preseason opener
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Coach Dan Campbell said Tuesday that Goff isn't in line to play in Thursday's preseason game against the Giants, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
Campbell suggested other key players will be held out but only mentioned Goff by name. The list of absentees figures to include WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, TE Sam LaPorta (hamstring) and RBs David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs, among others.
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Lions' Jared Goff: Lands four-year, $212M extension
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Goff agreed to a four-year, $212 million contract extension with the Lions on Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
The deal contains $170 million guaranteed, and Goff is now the highest-paid player in Lions franchise history. The 2016 No. 1 overall pick of the Rams, Goff was acquired from Los Angeles in the Matthew Stafford deal following the 2020 season and has resurrected his career under Detroit offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. In three seasons with Detroit, Goff has completed 66.5 percent of his passes -- up from 63.4 percent with Los Angeles -- and has thrown for 12,258 yards with a stellar 78:27 TD:INT. He's lowered his turnover rate with Detroit and just helped lead the team to the NFC Championship Game last season. Goff is still just 29 years old and is locked in with the Lions for at least the next few seasons.
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Lions' Jared Goff: Discussing new deal
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Goff and the Lions have begun negotiations on a contract extension, Kyle Meinke of MLive.com reports.
The same is true for star wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown, one of the team's nine regular starters on offense currently under contract with the Lions for 2024. The two exceptions are wide receiver Josh Reynolds, who averaged 3.8 targets per game last year, and right guard Jonah Jackson, who has already been replaced by 2023 Pro Bowler Kevin Zeitler. Even offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is back for another year, after many assumed he'd leave for a head coaching job. Goff has just one season and $27.3 million remaining on a four-year extension he originally signed with the Rams. What was once viewed as an overpay has now become one of the best values among veteran QB contracts, with the 29-year-old coming off consecutive seasons with more than 4,400 passing yards and at least 29 TDs. Goff hasn't quite been as effective for fantasy managers, as he offers next to nothing on the ground and plays in an offense that got 47 rushing TDs from its running backs over the past two seasons.
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Lions' Jared Goff: Falls short in NFC Championship
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Goff completed 25 of 41 passes for 273 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions in Sunday's 34-31 loss to the 49ers.
Goff did a solid job of keeping the Detroit offense on schedule in the first half, as the team found the end zone three times. The running game was the primary force behind that success, however, and miscues by players other than Goff primarily led to the unit stalling in the final two quarters. The end result was a mediocre performance for Goff, as he averaged only 6.7 yards per attempt, and his lone touchdown came with just 56 seconds remaining in the game and the Lions down two scores. Despite the disappointing end to the campaign, Goff enjoyed a solid season, as he reached 30 passing touchdowns in the regular season for the first time since 2018 while averaging a solid 7.6 yards per attempt. He remains under contract with Detroit for 2024, though it will be interesting to see if the team offers him a long-term extension during the offseason.
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Lions' Jared Goff: Two TDs in divisional-round win
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Goff completed 30 of 43 passes for 287 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 31-23 divisional-round win over the Buccaneers.
After a tight first half that saw the two teams battle to a 10-10 standstill, Goff got rolling after halftime and led the Lions on three straight TD drives, capping the last one with a nine-yard scoring strike to Amon-Ra St. Brown. Goff has a 12:2 TD:INT over his last six games with a 70.5 percent completion rate and 8.0 YPA, but he'll face a tough test in the NFC Championship Game next weekend on the road in San Francisco.
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Lions' Jared Goff: Posts 121.8 QBR against former team
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Goff completed 22 of 27 pass attempts for 277 yards and a touchdown with no turnovers in Sunday's 24-23 win over the Rams.
The term "revenge game" gets bandied about frequently, but it might be tough to find a stronger example than Goff's performance Sunday against the team that drafted him first overall in 2016. The 29-year-old completed nearly every pass attempt for a 121.8 QB rating en route to a victory over the quarterback (Matthew Stafford) he was traded for back in 2020. Goff has show steady improvement since the trade, which culminated in a win over his former club Sunday and Detroit's first playoff win since 1992. Goff and the Lions will now prepare to host the divisional round of the NFL playoffs next Sunday.
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Lions' Jared Goff: QBs to Start
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My only concern with Goff is that the Lions decide to pull him off the field at some point. Detroit still has the chance for the No. 2 seed in the NFC, and Dan Campbell said the Lions would play their starters as normal. But if Campbell finds out the Cowboys are well ahead of the Commanders then Goff could get benched. Hopefully, before that possible scenario, Goff has destroyed the Vikings. He didn't have a great Fantasy outing at Minnesota in Week 16 with just 16.3 Fantasy points, but now he's at home. Goff has scored at least 20 Fantasy points in five of seven games in Detroit, and two of the past three quarterbacks against Minnesota have scored at least 22.9 Fantasy points. Goff could be a top-five Fantasy quarterback in Week 18.
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Lions' Jared Goff: Secures division title
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Goff completed 30 of 40 pass attempts for 257 yards with one touchdown during Sunday's 30-24 win over the Vikings.
Handling Minnesota's blitz-heavy defense without many problems, Goff completed 75 percent of his passes and could have had a much bigger game had Detroit not pounded in three touchdowns via rushing plays. Nonetheless, Goff has helped Detroit secure a division title for the first time in 30 years and notch the team's first since the division was remapped from the NFC Central to the NFC North in 2002. The Lions now aim to fight for playoff positioning starting with an important Week 17 showdown against Dallas.
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Lions' Jared Goff: QBs to Start
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Jake Browning ended the Vikings eight-game streak of holding quarterbacks under 20 Fantasy points when he scored 22.9 points in Week 15. I expect Goff to have over 20 Fantasy points against Minnesota as well in Week 16, even though he's on the road. Goff has actually scored at least 20.3 Fantasy points in two of his past three road games, with both quality outings coming indoors (at the Chargers in Week 10 and at New Orleans in Week 13), and he has a great history against the Vikings with at least 25 Fantasy points in three of his past five meetings. This is a different defense that he's facing under coordinator Brian Flores, but I like Goff in this matchup since his offensive line is healthy after center Frank Ragnow was back in Week 15 against Denver when Goff scored 41.1 Fantasy points. That ended Denver's streak of not allowing a quarterback to score more than 20 Fantasy points in nine games in a row.
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Lions' Jared Goff: Lights up Broncos for five TDs
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Goff completed 24 of 34 passes for 278 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions in Saturday's 42-17 win over the Broncos.
Goff entered the game in something of a slump, as he had multiple turnovers in three of his last four matchups, with the Lions going only 2-2 in that span. Those concerns ended in spectacular fashion, as he matched his career high with five touchdown passes in a game and also didn't turn the ball over. Goff's scores came primarily from short range -- his longest was 19 yards -- but he still completed seven passes of at least 20 yards, good for a season high. While this was an impressive performance, Goff's career has been marked by inefficiency, so there's no guarantee he'll come close to matching this effort in Week 16 against the Vikings.
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Lions' Jared Goff: QBs to Sit
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Goff is more of a bust alert than a must-sit option since he's scored at least 20.3 Fantasy points in three of his past four games. The one game where he failed to top 20 Fantasy points was Week 11 against Chicago, who held him to 17.7 points with three interceptions. The Bears now have seven interceptions in their past two games and have kept three quarterbacks in a row (Bryce Young, Goff and Joshua Dobbs) to fewer than 18 Fantasy points. Goff has also scored 16 Fantasy points or fewer in three of four outdoor games this season.
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Lions' Jared Goff: Doomed by three fumbles
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Goff completed 29 of 44 passes for 332 yards with two touchdowns while adding nine rushing yards on three carries with three lost fumbles during Thursday's 29-22 loss to the Packers. He also completed a pass for a two-point conversion.
Entering the contest sitting fifth in passing yards per game (274.3), Goff put together another respectable outing from a statistical perspective while recording his third straight game with multiple passing touchdowns. However, an onslaught of miscues proved too much to overcome for the NFC North leaders, as Goff took three sacks, went 1-for-6 on fourth down, and fumbled three times -- one of which was returned by Green Bay for a touchdown in a one-score game. The entire offense will look for a bounce-back effort during a Week 13 matchup on the road against the Saints.
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Lions' Jared Goff: Overcomes three INTs in Week 11 win
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Goff completed 23 of 35 passes for 236 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions in Sunday's 31-26 win over the Bears. He added three yards on two rushing attempts.
Goff was picked off on Detroit's first two drives, but the Lions got into the end zone on their next two possessions, the latter of which was capped with a seven-yard Goff touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown to put Detroit ahead 14-10. After throwing a third interception in the third quarter, Goff helped the Lions score the final 17 points of the fourth to pull out the win and improve to 8-2. Goff will look to clean up the turnovers at home against the Packers on Thanksgiving.
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Lions' Jared Goff: Start Him (Lineup Decisions)
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It sounds a little silly but there's a chance the Lions aren't able to just coast to victory on the strength of their run game. There's a greater chance of this game becoming a high-scoring shootout which would mean better numbers for Goff. Both would be amazing. But the track record of capable quarterbacks against the Chargers sold me on Goff as a must-start Fantasy QB with more upside than anybody this week EXCEPT Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Dak Prescott, Lamar Jackson and Justin Herbert.
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Lions' Jared Goff: Start Him (Lineup Decisions)
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This is a step-up in competition both for the Ravens and for Goff. It's hard to imagine the Lions run game clicking at Baltimore, so expect volume for Goff, which doesn't guarantee great stats but it certainly doesn't hurt. It does feel like the Lions are due for a let-down game and this spot feels like it. I'll cautiously start Goff over Derek Carr and Brock Purdy but I would chance it with Jordan Love over him. I'd start him over Kirk Cousins, Dak Prescott and Trevor Lawrence.
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Lions' Jared Goff: QBs to Start
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Road Goff showed up again in Week 7 at Baltimore when he scored a season-low 9.4 Fantasy points, and he has now scored 16.0 points or less in three of four games away from Detroit this year. By comparison, Goff has scored at least 20.0 Fantasy points in all three home games, and he's averaging 27.4 points in Detroit. The Raiders have been great against opposing quarterbacks for the past three weeks, holding Jordan Love, Mac Jones and Tyson Bagent to 14.5 Fantasy points or less. But this is a step up in competition, and Goff should be fine in his own surroundings once again. I like Goff as a top-10 Fantasy quarterback in Week 8.
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Lions' Jared Goff: Ugly effort in Baltimore
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Goff completed 33 of 53 passes for 284 yards, no touchdowns and one interception in Sunday's 38-6 loss to Baltimore.
Coming off of an efficient road performance against Tampa Bay, Goff struggled mightily in Baltimore and averaged only 5.4 yards per attempt. He was also held without a touchdown for the first time this season. The lone positive to take away is that Goff and the Lions should be in a position to bounce back in Week 8 against the Raiders.
