3 Detroit Lions game balls for Week 15 against the New York Jets
2. QB Jared Goff
Over the last several weeks, right in obvious line with the Lions playing better, Goff has played cleaner football than literally every other quarterback in the league.
Longest active streak of passes attempted without an interception
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) December 19, 2022
Jared Goff (219) pic.twitter.com/KKXetYSaqZ
The only QB to start each of the last 6 weeks and not have a single turnover
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) December 18, 2022
Jared Thomas Goff pic.twitter.com/dDEgSnAgH6
One of the most important aspects heading into Sunday’s game was Goff’s ability to avoid mistakes against a very tough Jets’ defense, since his passing numbers were not going to be great. He certainly missed a throw that would have been a touchdown to Jameson Williams, and for what it’s worth Pro Football Focus gave him a poor grade (51.8, the fourth-worst grade among Lions offensive players) for his performance.
But Goff completed around 60 percent of his passes (23-for-38) for 252 yards (however skewed by the game-winning 51-yard touchdown to Brock Wright) with no interceptions and a respectable, not awful passer rating of 88.9.
Goff’s primary responsibility against the Jets was to not get his team beat due to an avalanche of turnovers he accounted directly for (interceptions, sack-fumbles, etc.). He got that done, made a few key throws and the Lions went home from MetLife Stadium with a win for a second time this season.