I think it’s fair to say Jared Goff is in the form of his life as the quarterback of the Detroit Lions.
He was outstanding once again in their 31-29 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, close to perfect for the third week in a row.
He completed 22 of 25 for 280 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions and I think he now has the confidence to take on any defense in the NFL and the backing of an excellent coach in offensive coordinator Ben Johnson.
It looks like Goff has the answers to all of the tests.
That was so impressive on Sunday given he was facing Brian Flores, who did an absolute number on him when he was defensive coordinator of the New England Patriots during Goff’s time with the Rams at Super Bowl 53.
I picked the Baltimore Ravens to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl at the start of the year, and still felt pretty good when they were 0-2 and now I’m feeling very good following their Monday Night Football win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
I feel like the Ravens are the best team in the AFC, possibly the best team in the NFL in their current form.
There were still big runs from Derrick Henry of course, but Monday night was about Lamar Jackson putting on an absolute show through the air.
He had a couple of incredible long completions to Rashod Bateman, Mark Andrews is getting up to speed at tight end, and there’s a lot to like with these Ravens.
They can still make plays on defense as Marlon Humphrey showed, but they are led by an absolute box office player at quarterback in Lamar Jackson, backed up by Derrick Henry.
They have the look of a Super Bowl team for sure.
