Dan Campbell feels ‘terrible’ for not giving Lions game ball to Jared Goff after historic performance

Jared Goff Monday night he did literally everything he could detroit lions to win over Seattle SeahawksEven later he did not receive a game ball for his efforts.

Lions coach Dan Campbell told reporters afterward His team won 42-29 What they didn’t realize was that Goff’s night was as great as the box score suggested. In his ignorance Campbell gave the receiver jameson williams and safety kerby joseph Sports balls for their strong play.

“I gave the game ball to someone else,” Campbell said, laughing at the podium. “So I feel really bad right now.

“I knew he played a great game. I didn’t realize he was perfect. “I didn’t know he was actually 18 instead of 18.”

Dan Campbell didn’t realize Jared Goff was on Tonight 18/18.

Campbell: “I gave the game ball to someone else. I feel bad.”

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Goff finished with 292 passing yards and also caught a TD thrown by a receiver Amon-Ra Saint Brown,

“I thought the thing that really kick-started him was he got to move a little bit in the pocket, rotate and hang with Jamo and hit him on the hook the first time, that was big because he was rolling after that.” said Campbell.

As far as he can remember, Goff’s best game was the first incomplete-free performance of his career.

“I knew I did it last week in the first half, so I knew about it then, and today in the middle of the third quarter I knew about it, I couldn’t think of a (incomplete) , but then I threw it out of bounds that ended up being offensive pass interference and I said, ‘Does it count?’ I don’t know if it counts,” he said. “But yes, good day.”

Williams, who finished with a team-high 80 receiving yards and scored a crucial third-quarter touchdown, was praised by Campbell for his strong blocking. Joseph sealed the victory with an acrobatic interception in the end zone in the final minute.

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But no player, despite his significant performances, made history like Goff. Goff broke Kurt Warner’s record by going 18 for 18 on the night. nfl 2005 record for most completions without any completions in a game.

“I saw one time he was 15 of 15 and I didn’t know if he finished,” the Lions offensive lineman said. taylor decker Said. “He told me after the game. I said, ‘Wow, this is incredible.’

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