Jared Goff's perfect game is so rare for an NFL quarterback that only one other player ever threw double-digit passes without an incompletion. Goff was 18 for 18 on Monday night in Detroit's 42-29 victory over Seattle, topping Kurt Warner's 10 for 10 with Arizona on Dec. 18, 2005.
Only 10 other QBs have thrown as many passes as Goff with only one incompletion. Just five of those QBs attempted 20 passes and one threw 30. That was Drew Brees, who was 29 of 30 for the Saints against the Colts on Dec.
16, 2019. Goff finished with 292 yards passing and two touchdowns, and also caught a TD pass for the Lions (3-1). He wasn't aware he was perfect because he threw a ball out of bounds in the fourth quarter on a play where tight end Brock Wright was penalized for offensive pass interference.
The Seahawks accepted the penalty, nullifying the incomplete pass. "I didn't know if that counted or not," Goff said. It didn't count, putting Goff in the record book.
That's why the feat stands out. There are so many factors that could prevent quarterbacks from a perfect game. It's common for QBs to throw the ball away under pressure.
Passes are dropped, tipped, blocked at the line of scrimmage. Everything came together for Goff. "I was just trying to make the right play on every snap," Goff said.
"It wasn't like we were throwing it way down the field. I was just able to find the open guy — had a few checkdowns that popped for some big gains. I thought the O-line was really incredible — they .