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Jared Goff’s NFL Career In Home Openers: What Can We Expect Against Rams?
Few NFL quarterbacks have been around the block as many times as Detroit Lions veteran gunslinger Jared Goff, a veteran of 117 NFL games with the Lions and Los Angeles Rams.
BetMichigan.com used ProFootballReference.com to find out how Jared Goff has performed historically during his career in home openers, perhaps indicating useful trends for Michigan sports betting. With Goff and the Lions opening the regular season at home Sept. 8 against the Rams on Sunday Night Football, how should we expect the star QB to play?
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Jared Goff’s Career In Home Openers
Years | Record | Average | Average | Average | Average Turnovers | Average QBR |
2017-2023* | 4-3 | 69.03% | 304.9 yards | 1.7 TDs | 0.86 | 101.8 QBR |
*Goff didn’t start opener in his 2016 rookie season
Goff, the former No. 1 overall pick out of Cal, has posted a solid 66-50-1, including a 12-5 run in his third season with Detroit in 2023 as coach Dan Campbell’s bunch win their division for the first time in 32 years. Check out Detroit Lions Super Bowl odds as they try to win the NFL title for the first time since the 1950s.
Their 29-year-old quarterback out of Northern California will look to increase his career record in home openers to 5-3 when Detroit hosts Goff’s former team, the Los Angeles Rams, on Sept. 8.
For that first regular-season game, on Sunday Night Football, the Lions are a 3.5-point favorite with DraftKings Sportsbook Michigan.
How Has Goff Performed in Home Openers?
Through his first seven seasons in the league, Goff has gone 4-3 in home openers, averaging 304.9 yards per game to go with 1.7 touchdowns per game and an average QBR of 101.8.
Last year, Goff and the Lions lost to the Seattle Seahawks, 37-31, in the team’s home opener, though the veteran QB threw for 323 yards and three touchdowns.
Goff’s last home opener victory came in his final season with the Rams, when they beat the Dallas Cowboys, 20-17. Goff threw for 275 yards and completed 20 of 31 passes in that game.
Check out Lions vs. Rams odds at BetMichigan.com for a more in-depth look at the Week 1 NFL matchup happening Sept. 8 at Ford Field.
This year, Goff will look to pick up his first home opener win with the Lions, in a year where Detroit carries outsized championship ambitions. Campbell’s team ranking fourth on DraftKings Sportsbook’s Super Bowl odds board at +1200, behind the Kansas City Chiefs (+500), San Francisco 49ers (+600) and Baltimore Ravens (+1000).
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