Heading into Week 4 of the 2024 NFL season, Jared Goff had concerns about his previous performances. However, he likely feels more positive now after the Detroit Lions defeated the Seattle Seahawks 42-29.

In this game, Goff delivered one of the finest performances of his career, completing all of his passes and achieving an almost flawless passer rating, while only being sacked a couple of times.

To top it all off, Goff made history by catching his second career touchdown during a cleverly designed trick play, where Amon-Ra St. Brown tossed him a pass in the red zone.

Here’s a summary of Goff’s remarkable performance in “Monday Night Football” against the Seahawks.

Jared Goff’s Performance Stats

Goff’s display was one of the most effective in NFL history, finishing the game with 18 completed passes for 292 yards and two touchdowns, contributing to Detroit’s impressive victory over Seattle.

His total offensive gain reached 299 yards, including three touchdowns as he also caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from St. Brown on a well-executed trick play devised by coach Dan Campbell and offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. Goff skillfully caught the pass over a Seahawks defender’s reach.

What made Goff’s performance even more remarkable was the fact that Seattle was allowing the second-fewest passing yards per game at the time. He more than doubled their average of 132.3 yards allowed per game and led the Lions to their highest scoring game this season.

Goff’s Completion Percentage

Goff achieved a remarkable 100 percent completion rate against the Seahawks. His 18 completions without a single incompletion represent a new record in NFL history, as noted by Opta Stats. He is now the only quarterback to have finished a game without an incompletion while completing at least 10 passes, according to NFL expert Tony Holzman-Escareno.

Additionally, Goff became the first player ever to throw for over 200 yards without suffering an incompletion, as stated during the ESPN broadcast.

Goff’s previous record for a single game was 84 percent completion, achieved in a 2021 match against the Chicago Bears, where he completed 21 out of 25 passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns.

Is Goff the Leader in Single-Game Completion Percentage?

Despite Goff’s stellar performance, he will not be recognized as the single-game completion percentage leader in the NFL, as he fell short by only two attempts of the minimum 20 needed for inclusion on the all-time leaderboard.

Has Any QB Achieved a Perfect Completion Percentage?

No NFL quarterback has ever achieved a perfect completion percentage while attempting at least 20 passes in a game. The current record is held by Drew Brees, who completed 29 of 30 passes for a 96.7 percent completion rate against the Indianapolis Colts in 2019.

Here are the quarterbacks who have completed at least 95 percent of their passes in a single game with a minimum of 20 attempts:

1. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints: 96.7 percent (2019)
2. Philip Rivers, Los Angeles Chargers: 96.6 percent (2018)
3. Marcus Mariota, Tennessee Titans: 95.7 percent (2018)
4. Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers: 95.2 percent (2023)
5. Gardner Minshew, Jacksonville Jaguars: 95 percent (2020)

Goff’s Passer Rating

Goff not only missed out on making history with his near-perfect game but also didn’t achieve a perfect passer rating. He recorded a passer rating of 155.8, just 2.5 points shy of the maximum rating of 158.3.

Understanding Perfect Passer Ratings

The NFL passer rating system uses a scale from 0 to 158.3, with 158.3 being the ideal score for a quarterback. The rating is calculated based on a player’s performance in several categories:

• Completion percentage
• Yards per attempt
• Touchdowns per attempt
• Interceptions per attempt

Goff’s issue was his average of only one touchdown per nine passing attempts. Had he thrown three touchdowns during the game while maintaining the same stats in other areas, he would have achieved a perfect passer rating, as per Pro Football Reference’s Passer Rating Calculator.