Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions ran up the score on the Dallas Cowboys in Week 6. That bought the Lions’ starting quarterback some time off to savor Detroit’s win.
Why Jared Goff Didn’t Finish the Game in Week 6
The Lions inserted backup quarterback Hendon Hooker with 8:02 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Goff finished 18-of-25 for 315 yards and three touchdowns, good for a ridiculous 153.8 passer rating. That’s one game after Goff set an NFL record by going 18-for-18 vs. the Seattle Seahawks.
Excluding a kneeldown to end the first half, Goff led scoring drives on all nine drives he played vs. the Cowboys.
We are all witnesses. pic.twitter.com/AVgP4gyQpB
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) October 13, 2024
At the time of his last drive, the Lions had a commanding 47-9 lead, embarrassing the Cowboys after a controversial Week 17 loss in Dallas last season.
In an homage to that moment, the Lions attempted to score a touchdown with an offensive lineman on multiple occasions on Sunday, though an apparent Penei Sewell hook-and-lateral was offset by an ineligible man downfield penalty.
Hooker was a third-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft out of the University of Tennessee, but he was recovering from a torn ACL as a rookie. This is the first appearance of his NFL career.
