Lions' Jared Goff an MVP finalist; Dan Campbell finalist for Coach of the Year

Richard Silva, The Detroit News on Jan 23, 2025

Published in Football

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DETROIT — Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff turned in one of the best season's of his career in 2024, and he's an MVP finalist because of it.

Goff, who is a finalist along with fellow quarterbacks Josh Allen (Buffalo Bills), Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals) and Lamar Jackson (Baltimore Ravens), and running back Saquon Barkley (Philadelphia Eagles), isn't the only member of the Lions receiving consideration for one of the NFL's top awards.

Head coach Dan Campbell is a finalist for Coach of the Year, and former coordinators Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn are finalists for Assistant Coach of the Year. The honors are from the Associated Press and are voted on by a panel of 50 reporters who cover the league. Winners will be announced at the NFL Honors ceremony Feb. 6.

Goff started all 17 regular-season games in 2024, leading the Lions to a franchise-record 15 wins before they were knocked out of the playoffs in the divisional round versus the Washington Commanders. Goff completed 72.4% of his pass attempts for 4,629 yards, 37 touchdowns and 12 interceptions this season.

The quarterback's completion percentage and passing touchdowns were career-high numbers, as well as his yards per attempt (8.6), passer rating (111.8) and quarterback rating (68.4).

Campbell is now 39-28-1 in four years with the Lions, including an NFL-best 27-7 record over the last two years.

Johnson (Chicago Bears) and Glenn (New York Jets) left for head-coaching opportunities this week. The Lions, in terms of average points scored (33.2) and points allowed (20.1), ranked first and seventh, respectively.