Jared Goff is headed to the Pro Bowl for the third time in his five seasons as Detroit Lions quarterback.
Goff, the first alternate for the Pro Bowl at quarterback, was named a replacement for Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold on Monday, Jan. 26.
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Darnold and the Seahawks will face Drake Maye and the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.
Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions claps before the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026.
Goff, 31, had one of the best seasons of his career, though the Lions missed the playoffs with a 9-8 record. He finished second in the NFL with 4,564 passing yards and completed 68% of his passes with 34 touchdowns and eight interceptions while taking a career-high 38 sacks.
Goff had five turnovers in a Christmas Day loss to the Minnesota Vikings that eliminated the Lions from the playoffs, but two of the fumbles came on bad snaps and Lions coach Dan Campbell gave Goff a strong vote of confidence days later.
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“Jared Goff is stud. He’s an absolute stud,” Campbell said in a radio interview on WXYT-FM (97.1). “We’re fortunate to have him as a quarterback. He’s a winning quarterback in this league. He played at a very high level all season long. He played even better than he played the year before, and he’s continued to play better.”
Acquired in a 2021 trade with the Los Angeles Rams along with three draft picks for Matthew Stafford, Goff has started every game for the past four seasons and is 48-33-1 as Lions quarterback.
He joined Stafford and Greg Landry as the only Lions quarterbacks to make the Pro Bowl since Bobby Layne in 2022 and was picked for the game again last year.
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The Lions had five players picked for the Pro Bowl on the original ballot: Right tackle Penei Sewell, receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, running back Jahmyr Gibbs, linebacker Jack Campbell and defensive end Aidan Hutchinson.
Dave Birkett covers the Lions for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at [email protected]. Follow him on Bluesky, X and Instagram at @davebirkett.
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