Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell addresses the media after an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
The quarterback for the Detroit Lions, is unsure of the cause of his recent string of errors.
Goff threw three interceptions in a comeback win over the Chicago Bears on November 19, then followed it up with a career-worst three lost fumbles in the team’s Thanksgiving loss to the Green Bay Packers. Speaking to reporters after Thursday’s game, Goff had four words to describe the recent struggles.
Though the Lions were able to overcome the turnovers against the Bears on Sunday, they dropped another Thanksgiving game to the Packers to fall to 8-3. Goff took responsibility for his own struggles, but hinted that some came down to bad luck.
“I tend to look at them individually and see what I could have done better and sometimes there’s an answer and sometimes there isn’t,” Goff said. “But overall, yeah, it’s my job to take care of the football and I have to do a good job of it.”
Jared Goff Speaks Out
Goff said after Thursday’s game that his miscues were putting the team in tough situations, with two consecutive games of facing two-score deficits against divisional foes.
“The turnovers in the first half have certainly been a problem the last two games that put us behind and subsequently it’s part of the reason we lost today,’’ Goff said, . “The efficiency and how well you’d like to play on offense can certainly go up. The last two games is not to our standard.”
After being dismantled in their first meeting, the Packers were aggressive from the outset in the rematch against the Lions. They went deep on the first play of the game, with quarterback Jordan Love finding receiver Christian Watson for a 53-yard bomb.
The Packers were aggressive on defense as well, keeping the pressure on Goff. The Lions quarterback, who was sacked three times and hit 12 times total, said after the game that he should have gotten rid of the ball quicker.
“I don’t blame our O-line as the reason for that at all,” Goff said. “I probably could’ve got rid of the ball a bit quicker on some of those as well.”
Dan Campbell Takes Responsibility for ‘Bad Call’
Goff was not the only member of the Lions to take responsibility for the loss to the Packers, as head coach Dan Campbell also blamed himself for calling an ill-fated fake punt in the third quarter.
The Lions were trailing by nine points and backed up to their own 23-yard line, but attempted to convert a first down on a sweep. The Packers snuffed out the play, taking over and scoring three plays later on a 16-yard touchdown pass.
Campbell claimed that he should not have put his team in that predicament following the game.
According to The Associated Press, Campbell stated, “It’s a bad call.” “I ought not to have treated those guys that way.”
On December 3, the Lions get an opportunity to get back on track when they play the Saints in New Orleans. According to strong predictions fueled by the fourth quarter, the Lions have a 51% chance of winning.
