The Lions' offense is not as sharp as it fans have become accustomed to, and Jared Goff is trying very hard to not set off alarms.
The Detroit Lions theoretically should have been fresh and sharp coming off their Week 8 bye, but instead they delivered an all-around three-phase clunker in a 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
Jared Goff has done fairly well against the Vikings' defense over the last couple seasons. Brian Flores' blitz-heavy ways were rendered ineffective, as Minnesota struggled to consistently convert those blitz looks into actual pressure.