The Detroit Lions will face the Minnesota Vikings in Week 7. 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.
Is Jared Goff Playing in Week 7?
Goff is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.
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 7?
And the nominee for “Wild Stat Guy of the Week” goes to … Mr. Goff!
Let’s start with the good, a set of numbers you’re likely familiar with. Goff has essentially been perfect for the past eight quarters, and no, that’s not an exaggeration:
- 43 attempts
- 36 completions
- 607 yards
- Five touchdowns
- Zero interceptions
He is the proud owner of a difficult-to-comprehend 137.5 passer rating against the blitz this season (current career high for a season: 108.3 in 2017 for the Rams). You can’t speed him up without getting diced up, but you also can’t sit back because the vertical attack has been used by the Lions to open up everything else. Goff has a 50+ yard completion in four of five games and those splash plays range in how they manifest — trickery to Sam LaPorta like last week or Jameson Williams running right past your helpless secondary.
All of those notes have me happy to be holding a Goff MVP ticket, but I promised you a bizarre stat and I’m nothing if not a man of my word.
- His last four games at Minnesota: 153 passes, two TDs, two INTs
- His last four home games vs. Minnesota: 145 passes, 13 TDs, one INT
That’s a phenomenal note if your league plays through Week 18 but a concerning one if you really need a win this week. Is that a predictive stat? Is it a storytelling stat? Heck, I have no idea what it means, but it’s factually accurate, and I try to give you the entire story whenever possible.
Goff ranks as a low-end QB1 for me this week, in the same neighborhood as other pocket-locked signal-callers like Brock Purdy (vs. KC) and Kirk Cousins (vs. SEA).
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 7 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Jared Goff’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 7
Goff is projected to score 15.9 fantasy points in Week 7. This includes 240.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns, and 0.6 interceptions. It also includes 1.6 rushing attempts for 3.7 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Jared Goff’s Week 7 Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.
Conference Championship QB PPR Rankings
1) Josh Allen | BUF (at KC)
2) Jalen Hurts | PHI (vs. WAS)
3) Jayden Daniels | WAS (at PHI)
4) Patrick Mahomes | KC (vs. BUF)
