So here was Jared Goff, with a little more than eight minutes to go in the third quarter, staring at the best defense in the NFL. Third-and-9 at the Detroit Lions’ 45-yard line, up by four. Brian Flores’s Minnesota Vikings unit morphed into a Cover 0 look, appearing more like a punt block unit than a defense, threatening to bring pressure again.
Not that it mattered much. To that point, Goff was a perfect 9-of-9 against the Vikings’ blitz and perfect overall, having already captured the longest completion streak in the NFL this season and now every spot in the top three.
