“Detroit Lions Don’t Ride the Roller Coaster”: QB Claims

Despite a difficult Week 12 loss to the Green Bay Packers, the Detroit Lions aren’t panicking.

Even though the loss was disappointing on a national level, the Lions’ 8-3 record keeps them atop the NFC North. As the calendar turns to December, the season’s most exciting stretch of events lies ahead.

The Lions will play six games left starting on Sunday in an attempt to win their first division championship since 1993. One of the veterans with experience in a postseason run, quarterback Jared Goff, gave an overview of the team’s mindset heading into the crucial stretch.

“This is it—the final stretch. We have six games remaining, starting in New Orleans, and we need to concentrate on that one,” Goff said on Tuesday on 97.1 The Ticket.

“We must be here and ensure that we are prepared for this game. Yes, however, this is our last push. It is by no means gloom and doleful. We avoid going on the roller coaster that most people in the outside world do. We are eager to travel to New Orleans and perform well because we are aware of where we are and what lies ahead.

Goff has struggled as of late, committing six turnovers combined in his last two games. As he looks to bounce back, self-evaluation and subsequent improvement are vital to returning to a high level of performance.

“It changes every week, you’re always looking at little things. I think as the season goes on, you try to find little ways that you can improve with the limited time you have on the field,” Goff said. “There’s always things that I can do, it changes, though, throughout the year. You look at the game and, okay, for me personally, how do I tuck the ball away and not get stripped when I’m scrambling like I was?

That will be a point of emphasis for me this week. Maybe there’s some things in my drop that I’d like to improve that tend to slip as the season goes on because you don’t have as much time to work on it. But every week you watch the film and you see some things and I try to give myself somewhat of action plan to get better and improve for the following week.”

Preparing for New Orleans

The Lions will travel to the Caesar’s Superdome Sunday for a showdown with the Saints in a venue notorious for being difficult for opponents to play in.

Goff has experience playing in the building, having won the 2018 NFC championship game there while he was a member of the Los Angeles Rams.

He isn’t the only Lion who participated in that game, as head coach Dan Campbell, defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn and linebacker Alex Anzalone were all on the other sideline.

“It was the loudest game I’ve ever experienced,” Goff said. “Dan was there and Anzalone was there, we talk about it sometimes, how loud that was. Loudest game I’ve ever been a part of. Always loud there, always fun, always a good atmosphere and it’ll be fun.”