Jared Goff
QB
Detroit Lions
- Top target Amon-Ra St. Brown is questionable, which can lower the passing game.
A hurt top target or lead back nudges the projection up a little, since their work tends to shift to teammates. QB and offensive-line flags are shown for context but do not change the number.
This is how QBs have played against the Vikings in the 2026 season.
| Wk | Team | Player | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  GB | Jordan Love | 21 | 42 | 387 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 |
| 2 |  CHI | Caleb Williams | 15 | 26 | 138 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 3 |  TB | Baker Mayfield | 17 | 34 | 217 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11.3 |
| 4 |  MIA | Malik Willis | 9 | 17 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 5 |  NO | Tyler Shough | 16 | 25 | 96 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| 7 |  IND | Daniel Jones | 13 | 22 | 108 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Average | 15.2 | 27.7 | 171.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 7.4 | ||
| Median | 15.5 | 25.5 | 123.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 5.7 | ||
| High | 21 | 42 | 387 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 19.5 | ||
| Low | 9 | 17 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Jared Goff should do vs the VikingsSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Vikings, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Jared Goff has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Vikings opponents to line them up with: the best QB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Jared Goff will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Vikings avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Jared Goff's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Jared Goff usually produces.
Projected is Jared Goff's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Vikings were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NO | 26 | 39 | 206 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16.4 |
| 2 | BUF | 26 | 38 | 327 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 29.8 |
| 3 | NYJ | 25 | 32 | 269 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 19.4 |
| 4 | CAR | 32 | 52 | 412 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.5 |
| 5 | ARI | 19 | 30 | 271 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28.9 |
| 7 | GB | 22 | 32 | 303 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18.0 |
| 8 | MIN | 18 | 25 | 176 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Goff avg | 24.0 | 35.4 | 280.6 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 20.3 | |
| Vikings QB1 avg | 15.2 | 27.7 | 171.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 7.4 | |
| Difference | -8.8 | -7.8 | -108.7 | -1.6 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +9.9 | -0.1 | -12.9 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Goff averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
Prediction & chance to scoreJared Goff vs the Vikings
Prediction for Jared Goff
Nobody knows which slot Jared Goff will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Vikings.
I predict about 14.7 points for Jared Goff if playing as a QB1. Jared Goff has averaged 22.2 over 6 games, and the Vikings have given up 7.4 to QB1s (-55% vs the league average of 16.6).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Jared Goff scored: Wk 1 16.4, Wk 2 29.8, Wk 3 19.4, Wk 4 20.5, Wk 5 28.9, Wk 7 18.0. Average 22.2; weighted toward recent games it is 21.0.
2. The defense. Over 6 games, the Vikings allowed 7.4 points to their opponent's QB1. The league average for that slot is 16.6, so that is -55%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 6 defensive games, only 67% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -30% adjustment (x0.70).
4. Result. 21.0 x 0.70 = 14.7. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.
It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.
Chance to score
Type a point total to see how likely Jared Goff is to reach it as a QB1.
Why this percentage?
The projection (14.7) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 5.9 points, leaning on Jared Goff's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical QB swings before that).
Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 15.
With only 6 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- QB1s have averaged 171.8 passing yards, 0.5 passing TDs and 12.0 rushing yards against the Vikings across 6 games.
- The Vikings allow 7.4 PPR points to QB1s, -55% versus the league average of 16.6 (ranked 32 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a tough matchup.
- Outlier: Week 1, Jordan Love (19.5 pts, 387 pass yds) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pts 7.4 vs 5.0; pass yds 171.8 vs 128.8. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- Outlier: Week 5, Tyler Shough (-0.2 pts) sits far below the other games and drags the averages down. Average with it vs without it: pts 7.4 vs 8.9. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- 1 of 6 games reached 15+ PPR points. Scores range from -0.2 to 19.5 (median 5.7).
- Every QB1 in the sample cleared 80 passing yards.
- QB1s scored a touchdown in 2 of 6 games (33%).
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.