For his career, Lions quarterback Jared Goff has a record of 101-67-1 as a starter. That’s a 59.7-percent win rate.
Against the Patriots, Goff is 1-3. That’s a 25-percent win rate.
In those four games, Goff has two touchdown passes and five interceptions.
Sunday’s game in Germany will be the first one against the Patriots with a coach other than Bill Belichick. Goff has never faced current Patriots coach Mike Vrabel; during Goff’s time as a starter with the Rams and Lions and Vrabel’s tenure with the Titans, their two teams never crossed paths.
Goff’s first loss to New England came in 2016, in his third career start. The Patriots won, 26-10. Two years later, New England beat Goff and the Rams in the Super Bowl, 13-3.
In 2020, the Patriots beat Goff and the Rams, 24-3. In 2022, the Patriots beat Goff and the Lions, 29-0.
Sunday’s game is consequential for both teams. The 6-2 Lions are caught in a cluster of four NFC North teams that all have six or more wins. The Patriots, at 5-4, are fading in the AFC East race and could be scrambling to secure a wild-card spot.