DETROIT — After Monday night’s win over the Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell admitted he felt “terrible” for not giving quarterback Jared Goff a game ball to commemorate an NFL-record performance that saw him complete all 18 passes.
Campbell said he did not initially realize what Goff had accomplished and instead gave the game balls to wide receiver Jameson Williams and safety Kirby Joseph.
But the coach worked hard Tuesday to correct it.
“Yes, we found one,” Campbell said. “Yes, we did. And look, what we usually do is, I’ll give a game ball right after that, and then we usually always have one or two more come up when we do it here the day after the game, after the win.”
“So it was easy to get. It’s a great job. And… [offensive coordinator] son [Johnson] He still gets his due too.”
Goff also did not keep the ball on his first reception after catching a 7-yard pass from teammate Amon-Ra St. Brown at 6:57 of the third quarter in Monday’s 42-29 win. Instead, he launched it into the stands of Ford Field, which was also impressive for Campbell.
“Oh, I saw that, that was unbelievable, that was amazing,” Campbell said. “It was a hell of a throw. I thought he was going to hit it [Lions mascot] Rory first.”
Goff finished with 292 yards passing and two touchdowns as Detroit moved to 3-1. He posted a 95.1 QBR, the highest by a Lions quarterback since the metric was introduced in 2006, according to ESPN research.
His 16.2-yard attempt was also the highest in “Monday Night Football” history (minimum 10 passes).
“I’m happy we got the win,” Gauff said after the match.
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