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Jared Goff says he's a 'game-day decision' for Bears game
Jared Goff practiced Tuesday after he missed this past Sunday's loss. Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK

Lions' Jared Goff (oblique) says he's a 'game-day decision' to play vs. Bears

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff practiced Tuesday after he missed this past Sunday's loss to the Cleveland Browns that dropped his team to 0-9-1 with an oblique injury, and head coach Dan Campbell told reporters he's "leaning" toward starting his QB1 over backup Tim Boyle for the Thanksgiving afternoon home game against the 3-7 Chicago Bears. 

As Myles Simmons noted for Pro Football Talk, though, Goff guaranteed nothing regarding his status for Thursday's matchup when speaking with the media during his press conference. 

"We’ll see," Goff said about potentially playing versus Chicago. "I don’t know what [Campbell] has said, but I’d probably categorize it as a game-day decision. I feel good though, really good." 

Campbell said earlier in the day he wanted to make sure Goff was "definitely ready to go" before making a final call, and the signal-caller admitted he "absolutely" wants to be in the lineup to help Detroit attempt to earn its first victory of what's become a disappointing season. 

Boyle struggled in wet and cold conditions in Cleveland and completed 15-of-23 passes for 77 yards with zero touchdowns and two interceptions, but Goff hasn't lit scoreboards on fire during his first year with the Lions. He's passed for 2,109 yards with eight touchdowns and six interceptions, ranks 27th among eligible quarterbacks with an 84.0 passer rating and heads into Thursday 32nd with a 26.8 total QBR. 

In short, there's little reason for Campbell to rush Goff back into action before the quarterback is fully recovered from his setback. 

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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