Jared Goff’s latest numbers have earned him a noticeable bump from the NFL’s evaluators, and the timing couldn’t be better for the Detroit Lions.
Detroit is still sitting at No. 3 in the NFC North, but the offense has started to hit its stride after a solid win over the Arizona Cardinals before the bye week. Goff has been at the center of that run, and on Wednesday the NFL’s official website rewarded him with a rise to No. 4 in its quarterback rankings for Week 6. That’s a jump of two spots after the Cardinals game.
Nick Shook of the NFL’s website pointed to the efficiency that has defined Goff’s season so far, writing, "Jared Goff is quietly putting together a stellar season, torching Arizona with ease while pushing his TD-INT ratio to a perfect 12-0,".
Through five games in 2026, Goff has completed 67.0% of his passes for 1,485 yards. He’s averaging 7.8 yards per attempt and has thrown 12 touchdowns without an interception. On the ground, he has added 16 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown, and he has also lost four fumbles.
After the win over Arizona, Goff described the way Detroit fed off the back-and-forth flow of the game.
"It is a complementary football game and you could certainly feel it," Goff said, according to the Associated Press (h/t CBS). "They were playing with energy and swagger and then we were feeding off that, getting short fields, scoring and then they would multiply that."
The Lions will try to keep that momentum rolling Sunday against the Green Bay Packers.
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