Detroit City Wire

The Detroit Lions announced today that they have signed quarterback Jared Goff to a contract extension through the 2028 season. Additional contract terms were not disclosed.

Goff enters his fourth season with the Lions after joining the team via trade in 2021. In 48 games played and started for Detroit, he has completed 1,121-of-1,686 passes (66.5%) for 12,258 yards, 78 touchdowns, and 27 interceptions for a 96.5 passer rating.

In the 2023 season, Goff led Detroit to a 12-5 record, tying the single-season franchise record for victories and helping the team capture its first division title in 30 years. During the postseason, he joined quarterbacks Tobin Rote (1957) and Bobby Layne (1952-53) as the only quarterbacks in franchise history to win multiple playoff games while guiding Detroit to their second-ever NFC Championship Game appearance and their first since 1991.

Among all NFL quarterbacks in 2023, Goff ranked first in passing first downs (227), second in passing yards (4,575), second in 20-yard completions (69), tied-for-third in 300-yard games (five), fourth in touchdown passes (30), and ninth in passer rating (97.9).

Over the past two seasons, Goff achieved notable milestones. He started ten consecutive games without throwing an interception, tied for the second-longest streak in NFL history, and attempted 383 straight passes without an interception, marking the third-longest streak in league history. As a Pro Bowl selection during the 2022 season, he set franchise records for lowest single-season interception rate (1.2%) and highest touchdown-to-interception ratio (4.14) while tying the single-season team record for highest passer rating (99.3).

Goff was originally selected by the Los Angeles Rams out of the University of California with the first overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft and played his first five seasons with them. Combining his performance with both teams over his eight-year career, Goff has started all 117 games he has appeared in and completed 2,657-of-4,107 passes (64.7%) for 30,429 yards, earning three Pro Bowl berths along with five postseason wins—the most of any NFC quarterback since he entered the league.

Among players' first eight seasons in NFL history, Goff ranks third in career total of passing games with at least three hundred yards at thirty-six times; fourth place on completion counts; fifth place on total passing yardage; seventh place on pass attempts count; ninth place on passer ratings; twelfth place tie position regarding thrown touchdowns count.

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