Jared Goff had a perfect game, setting an NFL record by completing all 18 of his passes to lead the Detroit Lions to a 42-29 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night.
“I just gave the game ball to somebody else, so I feel awful,” said Lions coach Dan Campbell. “I knew he played a heck of a game. I did not know he was perfect.”
Kurt Warner previously held the record for most passes completed without an incompletion, going 10 for 10 for Arizona against Houston in 2005.
“It’s a cool thing,” Goff said. “I’m just happy we got the win.” Goff did have one incomplete pass, but it was canceled out by a penalty. “I was like, does that count?” he recalled thinking.
This game was also special for Goff because he caught a touchdown pass for the first time in his career from Amon-Ra St. Brown, and he threw one of his two touchdown passes to St. Brown as well.
Goff and St. Brown became the eighth duo in league history to both throw and catch a touchdown from each other.
St. Brown threw a 7-yard pass to Goff on a trick play in the third quarter and caught an 8-yard touchdown from Goff in the fourth.
Goff threw for 292 yards and had completed his first 14 passes in Detroit’s previous win against Arizona, setting a personal record that lasted just over a week. He also connected with Jameson Williams on a pass that turned into a 70-yard touchdown after Williams ran away from the Seahawks.
The Lions (3-1) asked Goff to throw again from his end zone, but he was sacked for a safety with 2:01 left, reducing their lead to 13 points.
The Seahawks (3-1) struggled to overcome a defense weakened by injuries, failing to stop the Lions both on the ground and in the air.
