Jared Goff is in the midst of a fantastic season statistically. The Lions quarterback is putting up incredible numbers across the statistical spectrum.
In Detroit’s Week 11 romp over Jacksonville, Goff became the first quarterback in NFL history to post two games with at least 400 passing yards, 4 TDs, and a perfect passer rating. He tied Dan Marino for the most games in the first nine seasons with at least 350 passing yards with his 412 against the Jaguars.
The stats are outstanding, but Goff chooses to focus on just a narrow couple of metrics when he evaluates his game. Yards and TDs are great, but that’s not what Goff worries about.
“Yeah, I think I’m definitely aware of completion percentage and sacks,” Goff told reporters this week. “Those are the two that really matter to me. The other stuff’s fun too, obviously the bigger numbers, but if my completion percentage is high and I’m not taking sacks, then we’re in pretty good shape.”
Goff currently ranks second in completion percentage at 73.0 percent, just behind Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa. He leads the NFL in yards per attempt at 9.2, which makes the high completion percentage all the more impressive. The sack rate of 6.25 percent is in the middle of the NFL pack, though Goff has been sacked just once in the last three games.