Jared Goff just keeps putting himself in conversations with Peyton Manning and Tom Brady after Lions win over Bears
Look, I know what the comment sections are going to look like on this one. There will be stuff like "But he's never won a Super Bowl," or maybe there will be a new one like "Goff is only good because of John Morton." People tend to just write things off with Goff, and it'll just never make any sense.
The thing is that his big performance on Sunday against the guy who was not long ago supposed to be the only reason he's good was actually a historic performance. Goff led his team to 50 points for the fifth time in his career. That tied him with Peyton Manning (five) for the fourth-most by a quarterback since 1950. The only guys to do it more are Tom Brady (eight starts), Drew Brees (six), and Len Dawson (six).
Goff's 300-yard passing game, along with an 80 percent completion percentage and a 155 passer rating, also tied him with Manning, Brady, Kurt Warner, and Lamar Jackson for the second most such games by a quarterback in NFL history.
This game also marked a fourth straight game in which Goff completed at least 75% of his passes. Only one other quarterback has done that for four straight games, and that was Brady.
This isn't the first time Goff's name has been mentioned alongside Manning and Brady. Goff is one of just a handful of quarterbacks, including the two legends, to reach a championship game with two different teams. Goff is also on a very short list with Brady and Manning for players who have led two different franchises to 13-plus wins in a season.
At the end of the day, the Super Bowls and things do matter. Nobody here is trying to say that Goff is the best quarterback of all time. But it can't be ignored that he is consistently mentioned alongside the two best quarterbacks of all time. What will have these guys' names being mentioned together next?
Four Quick Hits from the NY Giants’ 40-37 Loss to Dallas
Thirty-seven points should have been more than enough for the New York Giants to beat the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
But when your defense doesn’t hold up, in part due to execution and in part due to the scheme, well, then you have what happened to the Giants: a gut-wrenching 40-37 loss and a 0-2 start to a season that was once filled with so much hope.
What went wrong this week? Let’s count the ways.
The Giants had way too many of these this week. / Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
By the time the smoke cleared, the Giants had posted 14 penalties for 160 yards. Yes, you read that correctly: 14 penalties for 160 yards.
And if that wasn’t bad enough, they lost 213 additional yards that were nullified due to the penalties, such as large yardage gains. Eventually, they ran out of time to make up for all the yardage they wasted due to their own foolishness.
Breaking that down, the Giants had seven offensive penalties, six defensive, and a big one on the opening kickoff on special teams.
That penalty count did not include seven additional flags thrown that the Cowboys declined.
The Cowboys were no better, committing 12 penalties for 106 yards. But we’ll leave that for our Cowboys colleagues to dissect.
Sep 14, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; New York Giants quarterback Russell Wilson (3) passes the ball against the Dallas Cowboys during the second quarter at AT&T Stadium. / Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images
Make that the “dead zone” because once again, the Giants struggled to convert on touchdowns. They went one of five this week, bringing their season total to one of seven.
The sad thing is their two losses haven’t been major blowouts, so just think what might have been had they been better in the dead, er, red zone.
Sep 14, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens (3) runs with the ball against New York Giants cornerback Cor'Dale Flott (28) during the fourth quarter at AT&;T Stadium. / Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images
The Cowboys ran 28 times for 135 yards. That’s a 4.8 yards per carry average. The Giants don’t have the worst run defense in the league–yet.
But they’re at No. 31 and falling fast at this rate. We’re not sure why this is, at least not this week, and having not looked at the film, but this defense better find an answer sooner than later.
When four of your team's top tacklers are from the defensive secondary, as was the case of the Giants this week, it's only fair to ask what the guys up front were doing--or is that what they weren't doing?
New York Giants offensive tackle Andrew Thomas will hopefulyl be back next weekend. / Kevin Wexler-NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
I have no idea if Andrew Thomas is going to be ready to go next weekend against the Kansas City Chiefs (I think he has a pretty good chance of returning then, barring any setbacks this week).
But this team cannot trot James Hudson III out there anymore at left tackle, not after this week’s performance.
There's being aggressive and there is being smart. Hudson was the former but not necessarily the latter, and even head coach Brian Daboll, who tends to give guys the benefit of the doubt, had enough after Hudson committed four penalties on the team’s opening drive that forced them to settle for a field goal.
