Quarterbacks wearing gloves in inclement or cold weather is one of the endless debates in football circles. Some claim the gloves are an asset in controlling a slick ball, while others believe it inhibits touch and accuracy.
Count Lions quarterback Jared Goff squarely in the pro-glove camp. Goff wore gloves on both hands in Detroit’s convincing 24-14 win on a rainy, chilly Green Bay afternoon. Goff completed 18 of his 22 pass attempts despite a driving rain and increasingly blustery wind in Detroit’s first outdoor game of the season.
“Just took care of the ball in a good way,” a jubilant Goff told FOX sideline reporter Erin Andrews after the game. “The gloves helped me. Guys got open and we protected pretty well.”
Goff threw for a touchdown and was sacked just once in the efficiently effective divisional road win. The veteran QB enjoyed himself.
“It was a fun game,” Goff said. “Whenever you get in these games–they’re kind of once-a-year ones like this, in Green Bay, in Lambeau, we’re supposed to be the ‘dome’ team, we’re supposed to be the team that can’t play outside, and we come out here and win.”
The Lions have now won three years in a row in Green Bay, in varying weather conditions. Detroit only plays two more outdoor games this year, in Chicago in Week 16 and San Francisco in Week 17.
Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised at Goff’s affinity for gloves. After all, Detroit’s backup in 2023 was none other than Teddy “two-gloves” Bridgewater…