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Jared Goff's Big Game Pushes Lions' Record to 4-1

Former Cal quarterback throws three TD passes, runs for another in dominant victory over the Panthers
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Jared Goff's Big Game Pushes Lions' Record to 4-1
Jared Goff's Big Game Pushes Lions' Record to 4-1

The Detroit Lions continue to look like a playoff-caliber team, and the play of former Cal quarterback Jared Goff is a major reason why.

Goff passed for three touchdowns and ran for another to lead the Lions to a 42-24 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.  That win boosts the Lions record to 4-1 and keeps them in sole possession of first place in the NFC Central Division.

Overall Goff was 20-for-28 for 236 yards, three touchdowns, no interceptions and a 132.4 passer rating on Sunday. For the season, Goff has completed just under 70% of his passes (69.8%) with nine touchdowns and three interceptions.

Two of her scoring passes went to tight end Sam LaPorta:

He also threw a TD pass to put the Lions ahead 14-7:

The Lions added some spice to their offense with this play when the center snapped the ball between Goff's legs to a running back.

Goff ran 1 yard for another touchdown as he accounted for four of Detroit's touchdowns.

The game was a matchup of No. 1 overall draft picks, and Goff, the top pick in 2016, showed his experience and superiority over Bryce Young, the No. 1 selection in the 2023 draft who went 25-for-41 and threw three touchdown passes but also had two passes intercepted.

Next week, the Lions face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Cover photo of Jared Goff by Janfu Han, USA TODAY Network

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Jake Curtis
JAKE CURTIS

Jake Curtis worked in the San Francisco Chronicle sports department for 27 years, covering virtually every sport, including numerous Final Fours, several college football national championship games, an NBA Finals, world championship boxing matches and a World Cup. He was a Cal beat writer for many of those years, and won awards for his feature stories.

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