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    Jared Goff Fantasy Hub: Week 9 Injury Update, Start/Sit Advice, Projections, and More

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    Here's the latest Jared Goff fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups, including injury status, start-sit advice, trade insight, and more.

    The Detroit Lions will face the Green Bay Packers in Week 9. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding QB Jared Goff.

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    Is Jared Goff Playing in Week 9?

    Jared Goff did not practice on Wednesday after rolling his ankle in the Detroit Lions’ Week 8 win against the Tennessee Titans. However, Goff was a full participant on Thursday, putting him on track to play with no limitations on Sunday. He practiced again on Friday and doesn’t have an injury designation for Week 9.

    Unless Goff suffers a setback, he should be available to face the Green Bay Packers in a Week 9 matchup that will determine who controls the NFC North. Hendon Hooker, Detroit’s third-round pick in 2023, is Goff’s backup.

    We’ll continue to monitor the Lions’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.

    Should You Start or Sit Jared Goff in Week 9?

    Weeks like last are going to happen for QBs on elite teams. Goff threw for just 85 yards against the Titans as Detroit found a hundred different ways to score on their way to 52 points, finishing the week as QB18.

    You take the good with the bad. We always preach the value of having players tethered to great teams — Goff checks that box. He was just the victim of a crazy game. He remains the most efficient QB in the game (last four games: 84.3% complete, 11.7 yards per pass, and a 12% touchdown rate). That puts him into my top 10, a solid accomplishment given the lack of rushing production.

    The Packers have caused plenty of turnovers this season, and that leads the highlight shows, but they are allowing the eighth-most yards per completion. All Goff does these days is complete passes at a historic rate. They also rank 29th in blitz rate, making it likely that Detroit’s receivers have plenty of time to find soft spots against this aggressive secondary.

    Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 9 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.

    Jared Goff’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 9

    Goff is projected to score 18.5 fantasy points in Week 9. This includes 279 passing yards, 1.7 passing touchdowns, and 0.7 interceptions. It also includes 1.9 rushing attempts for 4.3 yards and 0 touchdowns.

    Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.

    PFN Insights: Green Bay Packers Defense

    After a couple of weeks of improvement in a row from the Green Bay Packers defense, they slipped back into their old ways against the Jacksonville Jaguars, ranking 22nd for the week. After finishing fifth for the week against the Houston Texans, sliding back that far is a frustrating turn of events for the Packers, but hopefully just a one-game thing.

    This defense has been a strange one because its success has been based on splash plays and turnovers. They lead the league in turnover rate (20%), which has seen them rank fourth in pass EPA per dropback. However, they have struggled with the “bread and butter” parts of defending, ranking 28th in terms of pass success rate. The rest of their metrics are largely league average, which mirrors how they profile as an overall unit.

    For more insight on all other team defenses, head to our PFN Defense+ Metric Analysis.

    Jared Goff’s Week 9 Fantasy Ranking

    Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 6:00 AM ET on Thursday, January 2. If you're in a Superflex league, make sure you check out our Weekly Consensus Superflex Rankings.

    Week 18 QB PPR Rankings

    1) Lamar Jackson | BAL (vs. CLE)
    2) Jayden Daniels | WAS (at DAL)
    3) Baker Mayfield | TB (vs. NO)
    4) Joe Burrow | CIN (at PIT)
    5) Sam Darnold | MIN (at DET)
    6) Jared Goff | DET (vs. MIN)
    7) Jordan Love | GB (vs. CHI)
    8) Bo Nix | DEN (vs. KC)
    9) Justin Herbert | LAC (at LV)
    10) Kyler Murray | ARI (vs. SF)
    11) Bryce Young | CAR (at ATL)
    12) Drake Maye | NE (vs. BUF)
    13) Russell Wilson | PIT (vs. CIN)
    14) Geno Smith | SEA (at LAR)
    15) Joe Flacco | IND (vs. JAX)
    16) Caleb Williams | CHI (at GB)
    17) Michael Penix Jr. | ATL (vs. CAR)
    18) Aaron Rodgers | NYJ (vs. MIA)
    19) Mason Rudolph | TEN (vs. HOU)
    20) Aidan O'Connell | LV (vs. LAC)
    21) Mac Jones | JAX (at IND)
    22) Kenny Pickett | PHI (vs. NYG)
    23) Tanner McKee | PHI (vs. NYG)
    24) Cooper Rush | DAL (vs. WAS)
    25) C.J. Stroud | HOU (at TEN)
    26) Drew Lock | NYG (at PHI)
    27) Carson Wentz | KC (at DEN)
    28) Jimmy Garoppolo | LAR (vs. SEA)
    29) Tyler Huntley | MIA (at NYJ)
    30) Davis Mills | HOU (at TEN)
    31) Dorian Thompson-Robinson | CLE (at BAL)
    32) Joshua Dobbs | SF (at ARI)
    33) Spencer Rattler | NO (at TB)
    34) Jacoby Brissett | NE (vs. BUF)
    35) Taylor Heinicke | LAC (at LV)
    36) Bailey Zappe | KC (at DEN)
    37) Sam Howell | SEA (at LAR)
    38) Tua Tagovailoa | MIA (at NYJ)
    39) Josh Allen | BUF (at NE)
    40) Patrick Mahomes | KC (at DEN)

    Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers Insights

    Detroit Lions

    Team: The Lions have scored 30-plus points in four straight games – it’s the first SEASON in which they’ve scored 30 points in four games during the 2000s.

    QB: Detroit has won five straight games, and in those games, Jared Goff has a 146.6 in-pocket passer rating (78-94 for 1,023 yards, 11 touchdowns, and one interception).

    Offense: Jahmyr Gibbs has a 45-plus yard rush TD in consecutive games, the fifth running back to do that since 2016 (others: Derrick Henry, Saquon Barkley, Leonard Fournette, and Kareem Hunt).

    Defense: In four of their past six games, the Lions have held their opponent to an under-30 % conversion rate on third downs (last week vs. Titans: 3-0]of-11, 27.3%).

    Fantasy: David Montgomery has scored in six of seven games this season, but he hasn’t cleared a dozen carries in a game since Week 3 at Arizona.

    Betting: Since 2020, the Lions have been 28-13 ATS (68.3%) in games played after Halloween, which is three full games better than any other team.

    Green Bay Packers

    Team: The Packers ended last regular season winning six of eight games, and they’ve opened this season with a 6-2 mark (of those four losses, three came by fewer than six points).

    QB: Jordan Love has thrown an interception in every game this season, and eight of nine have come when operating in the pocket.

    Offense: The Packers entered the red zone on a season-high 46.2% of their drives against the Jaguars.

    Defense: Green Bay forced Jacksonville to go three-and-out on 58.3% of their drives last week, the defense’s best showing this season.

    Fantasy: The status of the QB position means the world in terms of fantasy efficiency for Josh Jacobs. In his last two games with Love starting, he’s come in 38.4% over expectation – in Malik Willis’ two starts, 39% under expectation.

    Betting: Since 2020, the NFC North has the three top teams in over percentage in games played after Halloween (Packers: 62.8%, Lions: 61%).

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