This Sunday is Jared Goff’s second opportunity to test the Bucs defense, and the past suggests this will be a pivotal game.
Jared Goff will get his second chance to test the Bucs defense this Sunday, and history indicates that this will be a crucial game.
Last season, the Lions played two games against Tampa Bay. Goff wrecked havoc on the Bucs’ pass coverage in Week 6 of the regular season by going against his well-known indoor/outdoor and home/road splits (30-for-44 for 353 yards, two touchdowns). Goff repeated his performance in the Divisional Round playoff rematch (30-for-43, 287 yards, two touchdowns).
It turns out that Goff’s recent success against Tampa Bay was not limited to the previous season.
Jared Goff has a very successful recent record when facing Tampa Bay.
In 2019, Todd Bowles, the head coach of the Buccaneers, moved to Tampa Bay to work as defensive coordinator under head coach Bruce Arians after being dismissed from the New York Jets. In 2022, he took Arians’ job as head coach of the Buccaneers.
Among the 15 quarterbacks is Goff.