Jared Goff was pretty awful on Sunday night, serving up 4 picks against the Bears. It served as a reminder that’s he’s not a great quarterback yet – he’s helped along mightily by his surrounding cast (both players and coaches). But I am confident Goff will bounce back strongly this week.
It’s about location. Get him at home, playing in good weather and not having to deal with crowd noise, and Goff is a lot more confident and productive.
In his six games at the Coliseum, he’s averaged 367 passing yards, with 18 TDs versus only 2 interceptions. Playing against a tattered Philadelphia secondary on Sunday, his upside is massive.
| GOFF AT HOME | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Score | Pct | Yards | TD | Int |
| Arizona | W 34-0 | 75% | 354 | 1 | 1 |
| Chargers | W 35-23 | 81% | 354 | 3 | 1 |
| Minnesota | W 38-31 | 79% | 465 | 5 | 0 |
| Green Bay | W 29-27 | 54% | 295 | 3 | 0 |
| Seattle | W 36-31 | 72% | 318 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansas City | W 54-51 | 63% | 413 | 4 | 0 |
It’s on the road where Goff has looked painfully ordinary at times. Never more so than on Sunday night, where he was clearly frazzled (look at the photo – he didn’t even have time to properly get his fingers on the laces of the ball).
In his seven road games, Goff has averaged only 248 passing yards, with 9 TDs and 9 interceptions. That’s 119 fewer passing yards per game, with less than half as many touchdowns and over four times as many interceptions.
| GOFF ON THE ROAD | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Score | Pct | Yards | TD | Int |
| Oakland | W 33-13 | 55% | 233 | 2 | 0 |
| Seattle | W 33-31 | 72% | 321 | 1 | 2 |
| Denver | W 23-20 | 50% | 201 | 0 | 1 |
| San Francisco | W 39-10 | 75% | 202 | 2 | 0 |
| New Orleans | L 35-45 | 70% | 391 | 3 | 1 |
| Detroit | W 30-16 | 52% | 207 | 1 | 1 |
| Chicago | L 6-15 | 45% | 180 | 0 | 4 |
—Ian Allan