Jared Goff  entered Week 4 of the 2024 NFL season feeling dissatisfied with his performance over the previous three weeks. However, following the Detroit Lions’ 42-29 victory against the Seattle Seahawks, he had plenty of reasons to feel differently

Goff delivered one of the finest performances of his career during the Lions’ offensive explosion. He was nearly flawless as a passer, completing every single one of his throws and achieving a nearly perfect rating while taking minimal sacks.

The highlight? Goff caught his second career touchdown on a cleverly designed trick play, with Amon-Ra St. Brown throwing a pass in the red zone.

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

Jared Goff stats today

Goff had one of the most efficient games in NFL history during Detroit’s 42-29 triumph over Seattle. He completed all 18 of his passes for 292 yards and two touchdowns in an impressive display.

Overall, Goff tallied 299 total yards and three touchdowns, thanks to a 7-yard touchdown reception from St. Brown on a well-executed trick play from coach Dan Campbell and offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. Goff appeared natural catching the high throw that just cleared a Seahawks defender.

Goff’s performance was particularly noteworthy since the Seahawks had allowed the second-fewest passing yards per game before this matchup. He more than doubled the 132.3 passing yards per game that Seattle had previously surrendered and led the Lions to their highest scoring output of the season.

Jared Goff completion percentage

Goff achieved a 100 percent completion rate against the Seahawks. His 18 completions without an incompletion set a new NFL record, according to Opta Stats. He also became the only quarterback ever to complete a game without an incompletion while throwing at least 10 passes, as noted by the NFL’s Tony Holzman-Escareno.

Moreover, Goff became the first player in NFL history to throw for over 200 passing yards without any incompletions, according to the ESPN broadcast.

His previous best single-game completion rate was 84 percent, achieved in 2021 against the Chicago Bears when he completed 21-of-25 passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns.

Is Jared Goff the NFL’s single-game completion percentage leader?

Despite his outstanding performance, Goff will not hold the NFL’s single-game completion percentage record. He fell just two attempts short of the minimum 20 needed for qualification on the all-time leaderboard.

Has an NFL QB ever had a perfect completion percentage?

No quarterback in NFL history has maintained a perfect completion percentage while attempting at least 20 passes in a game. Drew Brees currently holds the record with a 96.7 percent completion rate, completing 29-of-30 passes against the Indianapolis Colts in 2019.

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

Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints: 96.7 percent (2019)

Philip Rivers, Los Angeles Chargers: 96.6 percent (2018)

Marcus Mariota, Tennessee Titans: 95.7 percent (2018)

Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers: 95.2 percent (2023)

Gardner Minshew, Jacksonville Jaguars: 95 percent (2020)

Jared Goff passer rating

Goff’s performance not only fell short of an NFL record due to missing two pass attempts, but he also did not achieve a perfect passer rating despite his flawless completion percentage.

Goff recorded a passer rating of 155.8 for the game, just 2.5 points shy of the highest possible rating of 158.3.

What is a perfect passer rating?

The NFL’s passer rating is calculated on a scale of 0 to 158.3, with 158.3 being the highest attainable score for a quarterback. The rating is based on a quarterback’s performance in several categories:

Completion percentage

Yards per attempt

Touchdowns per attempt

Interceptions per attempt

Goff’s issue seems to stem from his average of one touchdown for every nine passing attempts. If he had thrown for three touchdowns while maintaining his stats in other categories, bringing his average to a touchdown every six attempts, he would have achieved a perfect passer rating, as per Pro Football Reference’s Passer Rating Calculator.