In five games in 2026, Goff has completed 67.0% of his passes for 1,485 yards, averaging 7.8 yards per attempt, with 12 passing touchdowns and zero interceptions.
The Detroit Lions are off to a 3-2 start to the 2026 NFL season, and though the team has plenty of issues to sort out during its Week 6 bye, one position the coaching staff doesn’t have to worry about is quarterback.
Happy Birthday to Cal’s second-ever No. 1 overall NFL draft pick. But 32 years old? How did that happen? It’s eye-opening to come to grips with the fact that Jared Goff is in his 11th pro season. Goff’s NFL career began with the duality of early success & high-profile disappointment.
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The Detroit Lions made a statement in Week 5, beating the Arizona Cardinals 45-21. Their offense could trouble NFL opponents. Speaking on Netflix’s The White House with Michael Irvin, former NFL wide receiver Andrew Hawkins praised Jared Goff’s production when protected.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff has had a stellar start to the 2026 NFL season. After Detroit was able to soundly defeat the Cardinals in Week 5, many supporters have suggested the former No.
Detroit attacks its biggest need three different times, trades up for one of my favorite defensive fits and uses a deep quarterback class to start thinking about life after Jared Goff.
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The Detroit Lions have had a polarizing start to the season. The historic defensive struggles have been the biggest storyline, but one that the media glosses over is their offense.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
Here is everything Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff said, after the team earned their third victory of the 2026 NFL season by defeating the Arizona Cardinals 45-21.
On Sunday, the Detroit Lions looked to get back to their winning ways in Arizona. The Lions looked to rebound following a loss to Carolina in Week 4, squaring off against a 1-3 Cardinals team.
Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes and ran for another, and Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 151 yards and two scores to lead the Detroit Lions to a 45-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday in Glendale, Ariz.
Detroit looked completely lost for another first quarter before everything flipped. The defense dominated, Goff kept rolling and the Lions delivered exactly the response they needed before the bye.
Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard spent Thursday rejecting the idea that quarterback Jared Goff and the offense have to prop up his unit, describing that framing as “ultra disrespectful.” Four games in, the numbers are difficult to argue around.
Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard is well aware of the narratives surrounding his unit this season. Despite having a high-flying offense led by Jared Goff and Jahmyr Gibbs, the Lions find themselves at 2-2 due to their inability to slow down their opponents.
The Detroit Lions have drawn Carl Cheffers as the head referee for their Week 5 game against the Arizona Cardinals. In his career as a head referee, Cheffers has officiated 15 Lions games.
The Detroit Lions‘ offense moved the ball against the Carolina Panthers, but enough opportunities were left unfinished in their 32-26 loss. Jared Goff threw for 412 yards, while Detroit produced 452 total yards, yet the offense settled for four field goals.
The Detroit Lions are starting their season 2-2, and it's certainly not the kind of start for a team that had high hopes to be Super Bowl-bound.
Jared Goff has put together an impressive start to the 2026 season, but the Detroit Lions quarterback now owns an unusual piece of NFL history. According to OptaSTATS, Goff became the first quarterback to throw for at least 1,200 yards with zero turnovers through his team’s first four games while failing to post a winning record.
Jared Goff is officially in his sixth season as the Detroit Lions’ starting quarterback, and the veteran continues to be one of the most efficient passers in the sport.
Detroit Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson backed Jared Goff after Detroit’s Week 3 win over the New York Jets. Hutchinson discussed Goff’s profile while speaking to reporters and explained how the quarterback position had changed in recent years.
Ever since Johnson stopped serving as the OC of the Lions to become head coach of the Bears in January 2025, he has taken multiple playful shots at Goff.
Goff has spent his career hearing that pressure is the way to beat him. Through three games, he’s completing passes at an elite rate against both pressure and the blitz without putting the football in danger.
Before Johnson became head coach of the Bears in January 2025, he served as Goff's offensive coordinator with the Lions from 2022-24.
Detroit escaped with a 31-30 overtime win over the 1-1 New Orleans Saints at home in Week 1 and lost to the 2-0 Buffalo Bills, 41-31, on the road in Week 2.
Heading into the slate of Week 1 games to open up the 2026 season, most people wouldn't have circled the New Orleans Saints vs. the Detroit Lions as the
The Lions' preseason game against the Washington Commanders didn't help the situation. It made it more complicated.
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