Ben Johnson’s homecoming a key moment for Jared Goff

If you’ve been on NFL Twitter at all in the last few days, especially if you’re a Lions fan, you’ve probably seen the stat.

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff is now 3-17-1 in his career without either former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson or Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay calling plays. Detroit’s offense looked anemic in their season-opening 27-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers, and Goff received the lion’s share of ridicule from social media.

And yeah, it’s a pretty damning statistic.