Given that the Detroit Lions have dropped their past two games, some have begun to doubt the team’s eligibility for the playoffs.
With four games remaining, Dan Campbell’s squad leads the NFC North division by a comfortable margin. There are concerns about the Lions’ ability to contend in the postseason given their recent troubles as the postseason approaches.
QB Jared Goff sent out a statement in an attempt to allay fan anxiety ahead of Saturday’s game against the Denver Broncos.
We lost two of the three games, which is a first for us in roughly twenty games. Thus, yes, we’ll be alright; we’re 9-4,” Goff said on Tuesday on 97.1 The Ticket. “We have a solid stretch ahead of us, but the Broncos game kicks it off this week. We can’t wait to perform for our local crowd again. This weekend, we anticipate them bringing a great deal of vigour and passion to our team. Man, that’s gonna be so much fun. Regaining the upper hand over them and, ideally, returning to the winning column will be enjoyable.
During their winning run from the previous season, the Lions had a history of recovering from setbacks under head coach Jason Campbell. The quarterback has benefited from the resilient culture that Campbell has cultivated.
The experienced presence of Goff has been comforting. In an attempt to prevent one game from carrying too much weight over a season, he discussed his philosophy towards victories and losses and stressed the significance of treating both results equally.
“You handle them same, regardless of the outcome. We’ve been lucky enough to win nine of the last 13 games, so we’ve had a somewhat higher success rate learning from victories than from defeats, according to Goff. However, you handle them the same, grow from them, and improve. With 17 games in the season, it’s a lengthy one, and every game counts equally. Therefore, you sometimes beat yourself twice if you place more emphasis on one than the other. You must treat them equally because you will learn from them and advance as a result. You tally them up at the conclusion of the season to choose who stays.
