Jared Goff had more than 300 passing yards and three touchdown passes in the team's 34-23 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon.
needed a few steps to clinch a playoff spot on Sunday against the Detroit Lions, but the first notch they needed to complete didn’t go as planned.330 passing yards and three touchdown passes and the team’s 134 rushing yards, helped upset their NFC North rivals, 34-23. The loss means the Vikings will have to wait at least one more week to clinch a spot in the postseason.
Detroit led the game 14-7 at the half as Goff and rookie wide receiver Jameson Williams got the scoring started with a 41-yard touchdown pass. Goff would then throw a 48-yard touchdown pass to D.J. Chark to go up a score before the whistle sounded for halftime.Goff found Josh Reynolds for his third touchdown pass of the game to put the Lions up 21-7 with 5:44 remaining in the quarter.
A Justin Jackson 15-yard touchdown run and two Michael Badgley field goals solidified the victory for Detroit. Chark led the Lions with six catches for 94 yards. Williams’ touchdown catch was his only one of the game. Amon-Ra St. Brown had six catches for 68 yards. Nine different Lions players had receptions, including offensive lineman Penei Sewell, who kept Detroit’s final drive alive and led to a field goal.
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