Lions quarterback Jared Goff was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Month for October

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Those “Ja-red Goff!” chants you hear at sporting events in Detroit are getting even louder.

The Lions’ starting quarterback has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Month for October, the National Football League announced Thursday afternoon.

Goff led the Lions to three wins in October – against the Dallas Cowboys, the Minnesota Vikings and the Tennessee Titans – by a combined margin of 130-52. The former No. 1 overall pick led the NFL in completion percentage (80.0) and passer rating (149.8). Including the win over the Seattle Seahawks, in which Goff went 18-for-18 passing for 292 yards and two touchdowns, Goff became the third player in league history to post a passer rating of 125 or better in four consecutive games.

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Detroit’s 172 points in the last four games – including the Seahawks’ win on the final day of September – are the most points scored by a team in a four-game span since the 2019 Baltimore Ravens.

This is the second time Goff has won the Player of the Month award, the first being in 2018 when he played with the Rams. In seven games this season, Goff has completed 74.1 percent of his passes for 1,695 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Goff has helped the Lions to a 6-1 record, and they have been atop the NFC standings as of Oct. 31. Goff’s next chance to continue producing at this highly efficient level comes this Sunday when the Lions take on the Green Bay Packers. The game between NFC North rivals is scheduled to begin at 4:25 p.m. ET.