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Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff has sneaky rushing success

One per game.

That's how many first downs Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff wants to steal with his legs, and he's managed to do that so far.

Goff made a 3-yard run on a third-and-6 in the fourth quarter of the Lions' Week 1 win over the Los Angeles Rams and made a 3-yard run on a third-and-2 late in the first half of the week 2 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and capped last week's win over the Arizona Cardinals with an 8-yard keeper on second-and-7 that allowed the Lions to take two squats to end the game.

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff runs with the ball against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first half of a 2024 NFC divisional round game at Ford Field, Jan. 21, 2024.

“That one run was just absolutely amazing,” Lions running backs coach Scottie Montgomery joked Thursday at the team’s practice facility in Allen Park. “You don’t get the chance to see many runs like this. I know the run you think I'm talking about, I'm talking about Jared Goff's run at the end of the game. The game with a big- On a timed throw and a big run like that, I gave the defenders hell and said, “How can JG outscore you in that section right there?” And he did, he had a great one right there Job done and was probably even more impressive when he immediately threw up with that attitude.