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Jared Goff, Matthew Stafford dazzle for Lions and Rams

Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff each threw four touchdown passes or their respective teams

This would be the rare occasion when a trade works out for both teams.

On Sunday, Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff put up stunning stats for the Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions, respectively.

The Rams and Lions swung a deal years ago for the QBs. Los Angeles already has won a Super Bowl with Stafford and the Lions are on track to make a deep playoff run with Goff.

Back to Sunday.

Goff was 24-of-29 for 412 yards with four TD passes in a 52-6 demolition of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

At the same time, Stafford was 18-of-27 for 295 yards and four touchdowns in a 28-22 win over the New England Patriots.

Combined, the QBs completed 42 passes for 707 yards and eight touchdowns.

One can say both teams are happy with the overall results of that trade.

Lions post best offensive performance in franchise history in 52-6 win over Jaguars

A franchise day for the Lions on offense in their 52-6 blowout of the Jaguars.

Sunday was a field day for the Detroit Lions. They cruised to a 52-6 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars to move to 9-1 on the year. In the process, they set a franchise record with 645 yards of offense. Their previous record was 623.

Jared Goff finished 24-of-29 for 412 yards and four touchdowns. He finished with a perfect passer rating of 158.3. Backup quarterback Hendon Hooker added 37 yards on 3-of-4 passing. Detroit also rushed for 196 yards and three touchdowns. David Montgomery (15 rushes, 75 yards, two touchdowns) and Jahmyr Gibbs (11 rushes, 69 yards, one touchdown) combined for 144 yards and three touchdowns.

Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams both broke the century mark Sunday. St. Brown caught 11 passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns, while Williams caught four passes for 124 yards and a touchdown. Gibbs also had a 54-yard reception. A friendly reminder that tight end Sam LaPorta did not play in this game due to injury.

The kicking game deserves some love as well. Jake Bates nailed all seven of his extra point attempts and made his long field-goal attempt, contributing ten points.

Overall, an extremely fun day for the Lions. By the way, the Jaguars had just 170 yards of offense.

Jaguars vs. Lions: Reads, odds, where to watch, stream and more

Jaguars vs. Lions: Reads, odds, where to watch, stream and more

The Jaguars will get a break from their long 2024 season next week when they go on bye. But not before they face arguably their biggest challenge of the campaign on Sunday, a road matchup with the red-hot Lions.

Find everything you need to know ahead of Jacksonville vs. Detroit below.

Jaguars (2-8) vs. Lions (8-1): Week 11

Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Mich.

When: Sunday, Nov. 17 at 1:00 p.m. ET

Watch: CBS

Stream: Fubo (start your free trial here)

Radio: 1010 XL/92.5 FM Jacksonville

Series history: Detroit leads, 5-3.

Last meeting: The Lions beat the Jaguars, 40-14, at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec. 4, 2022.

Odds (as of 10:00 a.m. ET Sunday): Lions -13.5 | Jaguars +13.5, per BetMGM. The over/under is 47 points.

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Jared Goff explains why the Lions won’t get caught in a ‘trap game’ against the Jaguars

Pro Bowl QB Jared Goff explains why the Lions won’t get caught in a ‘trap game’ against the Jaguars

If the season ended after Week 10, the Detroit Lions would be the No. 1 seed in the NFC postseason. Their Week 11 opponent, the Jacksonville Jaguars, would have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Coming off an emotional road win in Houston against the AFC South-leading Texans on Sunday night, there is the natural thought that playing the worst team in the league to this point–in Detroit, no less–could be a proverbial “trap game.”

The Lions are aware of the trap game phenomenon. However, quarterback Jared Goff doesn’t seem too concerned about this particular edition of the 8-1 Lions falling prey to looking past the 2-8 Jaguars.

“Yeah, we’ve got a mature group. There’s not much that needs to be said,” Goff told reporters on Wednesday. “We have our own standards that, regardless of who we’re playing, regardless of what their record is, we have our own things that we want to prove and improve on, and I think that’s the biggest battle right now, is to continue to improve and know we need to improve even though we’re able to win some of these close games.”

Goff hasn’t posted prolific passing numbers in the last three weeks, all wins, but the Lions haven’t needed him to throw for big numbers. The Pro Bowl QB sees the Jaguars as an opportunity to get back to the track that made him the NFC Offensive Player of the Month in October.

“Obviously, last week wasn’t as explosive as we wanted it to be,” Goff said as part of a longer answer. “So, yeah, getting that back on track, I think he’s absolutely right and it starts this week for us.”

Jared Goff not fazed by 5-interception game: ‘I’ve been through a whole lot worse than that’

Jared Goff not fazed by 5-interception game: ‘I’ve been through a whole lot worse than that’

Lions quarterback Jared Goff threw five interceptions. The offense looked out of sorts. Yet, the Lions found a way to win on Sunday Night Football, 26-23 over the Houston Texans.

For Goff, it may have been a rough day, but he’s putting things into a bigger perspective. He spoke with the media after the game and explained how he’s been through much worse.

“I honestly didn’t feel like I was playing all that bad, and I was seeing things well,” Goff said. “I was throwing it well. I had some unfortunate things there early, but I’ve been through a whole lot worse than that. I’ve been to the bottom. Mentally I’ve been to the bottom. Some unlucky plays isn’t going to throw me off my game.”

Goff went on to add:” It’s a battle. It’s hard. I didn’t feel like I was playing all that bad. I was seeing things well. The tipped ball — ultimately I have to take care of the ball, but they were playing some good plays, and some things that weren’t going our way, and I think ultimately I never lost confidence because I felt like I was doing what I was supposed to do on most of those plays. Our defense really bailed us out. They really did all day. The guys stuck with me on offense, and I’m telling them, ‘Hey, man, I’m good, just hang in there, and I’m good, I’m going to have this thing figured out’. They stuck with me.”

In the end, the five interceptions were a mere bump in the road on Detroit’s path to the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Even with Goff having an off day, the Lions still found a way to win. That’s the sign of a Super Bowl contender.

This 1 stat about the Lions’ unreal comeback over the Texans is bonkers

How did the Lions do it?!

If you went to bed — ahem, like me — on Sunday night thinking there was no way the Detroit Lions would come back against the Houston Texans after Jared Goff’s five (!!) interceptions, you woke up to a surprise.

The Lions somehow won that Sunday night game, scoring 19 unanswered points — including the three from Jake Bates’ foot to win the game as time expired — to beat the Houston Texans.

So, fun fact: it’s been over 50 YEARS (!!!!!) in which a QB threw five picks, his team was down more than 15 points and that squad won.

Seriously! You’ve got to give the Lions their flowers here, that’s just wild.

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Jared Goff joins Tony Romo, Matt Ryan in strange company

Five interceptions thrown in a win is a rarity

Jared Goff threw five interceptions on Sunday in a 26-23 win over the Houston Texans. That marked the third time since 1991 a QB had been picked five times and his team still won.

The others were Tony Romo in 2007 and Matt Ryan in 2012.

Goff wound up 15-of-30 for 240 yards and two touchdown passes.

Romo’s game was a 25-24 October 2007 victory over the Buffalo Bills.

That was a bizarre game which saw the Bills score twice on pick-sixes and once on a 103-yard kickoff return by Terrence McGee.

The Cowboys came back from down 24-13 with 12 points in the final quarter.

They scored nine points in the final 20 seconds with a Nick Folk — yes, that Nick Folk — field goal from 53 yards the difference.

How did that happen?

Per the DemocratandChronicle:

With the Cowboys down 24-16, Romo began a march with 3:45 to play at his own 20, and on the 12th and final play he hit Patrick Crayton with a four-yard TD pass with 20 seconds to go.

The Bills appeared to save what would have been a humongous upset victory when Jabari Greer stripped Terrell Owens in the back corner of the end zone to deny the two-point conversion.

However, the Cowboys’ Tony Curtis recovered an onside kick at the Buffalo 47, and Romo — operating with no timeouts — completed two short passes to move the ball to the 35.

Folk, a rookie from Arizona, made his first attempt from 53 but the Bills called a timeout just before the ball was snapped, forcing him to re-kick. No problem. He coolly nailed the second one to keep the Cowboys undefeated at 5-0.

In Ryan’s five interception game, the Falcons beat the Cardinals 23-19. He became the first QB since Bart Starr in 1967 to win while throwing five picks and zero touchdown passes.

 

Lions overcome 16-point deficit, five Jared Goff interceptions to trip Texans

Jared Goff threw five picks and the Lions still won

Everything that could go wrong for Jared Goff was going wrong. The Detroit Lions quarterback who couldn’t miss a receiver for weeks kept finding Houston Texans defenders

Fine times. Goff threw five interceptions yet  his Lions teammates rallied around their quarterback for a weird 26-23 victory over the Houston Texans on “Sunday Night Football.”

The difference was a 52-yard field goal by Jake Bates as time expired. Detroit improved to 8-1 with the unlikely victory. The Texans are 6-4.

The Lions trailed 23-7 at the half but held Houston scoreless over the final two quarter.

The comeback began with a David Montgomery touchdown run that was followed by an Amon-Ra St. Brown touchdown reception on one of the 15 completions Goff had to his team.

Detroit scored 13 points in the final quarter as Bates hit a 58-yard field goal in addition to his game-winner.

Jared Goff had a bad night and social media let him know about it

Lions QB Jared Goff threw 5 INTs in the first 3 quarters against the Texans and the social media response was harsh

Jared Goff has been outstanding throughout the 2024 season. The Lions quarterback was deservedly a prime candidate for the NFL MVP through the first nine weeks of the season.

Week 10, alas, was not Goff’s night. In the first three quarters against the Houston Texans, Goff threw five interceptions. He had thrown just four in the first eight games and none since Week 3.

Not all of the picks were his fault, and the third was an end-of-half Hail Mary that was inconsequential. That didn’t stop the internet from having some fun at Goff’s expense. Note that at this time of the game, Goff was 9-for-23 with 5 INTs…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watch: Calen Bullock records Texans fifth interception vs. Jared Goff

Jared Goff has more turnovers against the Houston Texans than a bakery off Main Street during the Saturday morning rush.

Yell stop if you’ve heard this before: Jared Goff threw an interception.

No, not that one. Or that one.

Remember the one he threw before halftime against the Houston Texans? That’s not the one worth talking about.

Goff was picked off by the Texans for the fifth time and his second in as many drives to begin the third quarter, this one landing in the arms of rookie safety Calen Bullock.

Here’s a look at the play below.

The Texans still lead by 10, but C.J. Stroud hasn’t been perfect, either. Over his previous two drives, both have ended in interceptions by Carlton Davis III.

Over the past seven drives, one has ended with a punt. Another ended with a David Montgomery touchdown run.

The other five? Interceptions.

Goff has now surpasses his season total in picks and recorded a new career-high in a game. A sixth could be in the works, too.