It was no accident that the Detroit Lions came out with confidence and urgency on Saturday night. The Week 15 game against the visiting Denver Broncos was all about rediscovering their identity as a legit postseason contender.
Quarterback Jared Goff was a big part of that. Goff threw for five touchdowns in the game, just the second quarterback all season to throw for five scores in a game. It was no accident that Goff and the Lions came out firing against the Broncos.
“It was a concerted effort to be aggressive,” Goff told the NFL Network panel after the game. “Be aggressive early and kind of get back to who we know we are.”
Goff continued,
“We’ve had a little tumble over the last few weeks and getting back to who we are by kind of forcing the aggression was part of it. And it was great.”
A comfortable Goff, serenaded by a buzzing “let’s go Lions” chant still going strong nearly an hour after the game ended, acknowledged that “it feels good to bounce back.”
Goff threw for 278 yards and the five touchdowns while not turning the ball over against a Denver defense that had the most takeaways over the last five weeks.
“We put in so much work this week to fix what we’re trying to fix,” Goff said to Michael Robinson. “To see the results today is gratifying.”