Jared Goff isn’t just leading the NFL in passer rating right now; he’s doing it with a flawless arm, the only quarterback with over 120 passing attempts this year who hasn’t thrown a single interception. This guy is on an absolute tear, silencing every single doubter who ever questioned if he belonged among the league’s elite.
From Second-Tier to Unquestioned Elite Status
For years, it felt like Goff couldn’t catch a break. Remember the talk? He was rarely in the top-five QB conversation, often seen as a second, third, or even fourth-tier guy after the Rams traded him for Matthew Stafford. Sure, he got some early accolades in Los Angeles, but once he was in Detroit, rebuilding that team into a contender over the last six years, people still pushed back. Some even gave all the credit to former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. But guess what? That narrative is officially cooked. NFL executives and coaches have started to consider Goff a top-10 quarterback in recent years. While he’s been left out of the same breath as Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, and Stafford for too long, there’s a different vibe in the air this week, and it is electrifying.
Unpacking the Jaw-Dropping Stats
This isn’t just some hot streak; Goff is legitimately playing at an MVP level. He leads the entire NFL with an absurd 112.5 passer rating. He’s also first in passing yards per game and adjusted yards gained per attempt. And seriously, the no-interception stat is mind-blowing. He’s the *only* quarterback with over 120 passing attempts this year who has yet to turn the ball over. His +14 touchdown-to-interception ratio is a full two scores ahead of the next-closest quarterback, Joe Burrow, who sits at 15 TDs and 3 INTs. After dismantling an impressive Green Bay Packers defense last week, even winning that duel with Jordan Love at the last second, Goff is finally getting a ton of national attention, a level of hype we just haven’t seen before.
The Experts Are Finally Seeing It
You know it’s real when the big names start lining up to sing your praises. Over on CBS Sports, Garrett Podell put Goff at No. 1 in his weekly QB power rankings. Podell highlighted that Goff’s “14 touchdowns without an interception are also tied for the most in NFL history in that span, along with Russell Wilson in the 2019 season.” He also noted Goff ranks second in expected points added (EPA) per dropback at 0.29, just one one-hundredth behind Josh Allen’s 0.30. But for Podell, Goff gets the top spot because he’s been the “much better passer this season.” Then you have former NFL offensive lineman Mark Schlereth on the OG Football Show, who made an impassioned argument that Goff is “unequivocally a top-five quarterback in this league.” Schlereth isn’t here for the flashy plays, saying, “We get so enamored with guys’ ability to scramble and make plays and be off-schedule and scramble around and make a big throw down the middle. Jared Goff processes and he delivers. He is so deadly accurate.” And if that wasn’t enough, former NFL coach Jon Gruden, even before the Packers game, was dropping “mind-blowing statistics” about Goff’s accomplishments before the QB turned 32 earlier this month. The man is simply delivering.
So, what’s next? Goff is entering Week 8 playing the best football of his career. Can he keep this incredible, interception-free streak alive? Can he cement his status as not just a top-10, but a truly elite, top-five quarterback in this league? The entire NFL is watching, and it’s going to be wild to see how this season unfolds.
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Originally reported by Pride of Detroit.
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