Goff Joins Warner, Everett, & Bulger In The 4K Club

Ed "Pi Double i" Henderson

WorldWide Rams

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The Los Angeles Rams lost their second consecutive game for the first time under head coach Sean McVay, in an epic thriller against the Philadelphia Eagles this past Sunday night at the Los Angeles Memorial  Coliseum. 

The Rams lost the game 30-23 to the Eagles as they had an opportunity to win to tie/win the game in the closing seconds. The Rams fell behind by 17 points in the final quarter, but a valiant effort they were able to put points on the board in the last seven minutes, the defense forced a stop, which led to a missed Eagles field goal. 

The Rams received the ball with 1:07 seconds left in the game, pushed the ball down the field to the 18-yard line. Rams quarterback Jared Goff toss to the end zone to receiver Josh Reynolds would sail over his head as the time expired with only four seconds left in the game.

Overshadowed by the losing streak, we can't overlook Goff's continued success and another accomplished milestone. On Sunday, Goff became the fourth quarterback in Rams history to pass 4,000 yards in a single season. He joins the group with Jim Everett 4,310 yards (1989), Kurt Warner accomplished it twice with 4,830 yards (1999), 4,353 yards (2001), and Mark Bulger 4,301 yards (2003).

In this current 2018 season, Goff has thrown for 4,273  with two remaining divisional games. The Rams travel to play the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday and their season finale against San Francisco 49ers at the Coliseum. In those two games, Goff passed for 556 yards (354 against the Cardinals). If he's able to throw for that yardage again, he will need at least three more yards to break the Rams all-time single passing record of Kurt Warner.

Can Jared   Goff accomplish this fate? To answer honestly, yes! However, it will not come that easy when they meet again. In week four against the 49ers Goff passed for only 202 yards, yet the 49ers defensive season average 234 passing yards per game. 

On the other hand, Goff torched the Cardinals defense in the Rams home opener, and at this duration, he is the only quarterback to have passed for over 300 yards against the Cardinals defense. The Cardinal defense held the NFL leading passing quarterback Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs to 249 passing yards, Atlanta Falcons Matt Ryan to 231 yards, Seattle Seahawks Russell Wilson to 172 yards, and a season low of 101 passing yards to Detroit Lions Matthew Stafford.

However, if Goff intends on breaking this season record, he needs to correct some of his mechanics. Goff's has struggled in the Rams last three games throwing seven interceptions while having only six in his first eleven games. Currently sitting fifth behind leader Mahomes, Goff trails Ryan by 28 yards to lead the NFC in passing yards. 

Goff will need to play sharp and cautious with his passing on Sunday. The Rams need to be concerned with once having home field throughout the playoffs, to contending as an NFC Wild Card team. The Los Angeles Rams lost their second consecutive game for the first time under head Sean McVay, in an epic thriller against the Philadelphia Eagles this past Sunday night at the Los Angeles Memorial  Coliseum. 

The Rams lost the game 30-23 to the Eagles as they had an opportunity to win to tie/win the game in the closing seconds. The Rams fell behind by 17 points in the final quarter, but a valiant effort they were able to put points on the board in the last seven minutes, the defense forced a stop, which led to a missed Eagles field goal. 

The Rams received the ball with 1:07 seconds left in the game, pushed the ball down the field to the 18-yard line. Rams quarterback Jared Goff toss to the end zone to receiver Josh Reynolds would sail over his head as the time expired with only four seconds left in the game.

Rams 4,000 Yards Passing Club

​Overshadowed by the losing streak, we can't overlook Goff's continued success and another accomplished milestone. On Sunday, Goff became the fourth quarterback in Rams history to pass 4,000 yards in a single season. He joins the group with Jim Everett 4,310 yards (1989), Kurt Warner accomplished it twice with 4,830 yards (1999), 4,353 yards (2001), and Mark Bulger 4,301 yards (2003).

In this current 2018 season, Goff has thrown for 4,273  with two divisional games remaining this season. The Rams travel to play the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday and then onto their season finale against San Francisco 49ers at the Coliseum. In the two previous meetings against the two, Goff passed for a combined 556 yards (354 against the Cardinals). If he's able to attain that yardage again, he will need an additional three yards to break the Rams all-time single passing record held by Hall of Famer Kurt Warner.

Can Jared Goff accomplish this fate? To answer honestly, yes! However, it will not come that easy when they meet again. In week four against the 49ers Goff passed for only 202 yards, yet the 49ers defensive season average 234 passing yards per game. 

On the other hand, Goff torched the Cardinals defense in the Rams home opener, and at this duration, he is the only quarterback to have thrown for over 300 yards against the Cardinals defense. The Cardinal defense even held the Kansas City Chiefs NFL's leading passer Patrick Mahomes to 249 passing yards, Atlanta Falcons Matt Ryan to 231 yards, Seattle Seahawks Russell Wilson to 172 yards, and a season low of 101 passing yards to Matthew Stafford of the Detroit Lions.

However, if Goff has intentions on breaking this season record, he will need to correct some of his mechanical issues he's developed. Goff's has struggled in the Rams last three games throwing seven interceptions while having only six in his first eleven games. Currently sitting fifth behind leader Mahomes, Goff trails Ryan by 28 yards to lead the NFC in passing yards. 

Goff will need to play sharp and cautious with his passing on Sunday. The Rams need to be concerned with once having home field throughout the playoffs, to contending as an NFC Wild Card team. The only certainty of it all is the Rams will play at least one playoff game at home if the wheels come off entirely.

Once against, congratulations to Goff on setting a career mark in passing yards surpassing 4,000 yards in a single season. The only certainty of it all is that the Rams will play at least one playoff game at home if the wheels come off entirely.

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