Jared Goff Named NFC Offensive Player of the Week

Jared Goff Named NFC Offensive Player of the Week
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The Detroit Lions picked up a 52-21 win over the Chicago Bears last Sunday. The offense was led by none other than Jared Goff, who was named the NFC’s Offensive Player of the Week. Goff completed 23 of the 28 passes he attempted for an 82.1 completion percentage. He threw for 334 yards with five touchdowns, three to Amon-Ra St. Brown and one to Jameson Williams and Brock Wright. The other two Lions touchdowns came from Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery on the ground. Goff averaged 14.5 yards per completion; he also had six yards rushing on one carry. It was a huge bounce-back win for the Lions as they get set for a big game on Monday Night Football against the Baltimore Ravens.

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Jared Goff

Goff, in week one, threw for 225 yards on 31 completions with a touchdown and an interception. Combined this season, he has thrown for 559 yards through the first two games on 54 completions with an 80.6 completion percentage. In 136 career games for Goff, he is 82-53-1 with 35,617 yards, 228 touchdowns, and 95 interceptions. He also rushed for 556 yards in his career with 12 rushing touchdowns. In ten career playoff games, he is 4-5-0 with 2,450 yards and has thrown nine touchdowns with five interceptions.

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