Jonathan Coachman didn’t hold back on Sunday night, publicly pleading with Jared Goff to “take the gloves off” as the Detroit Lions squandered scoring chances in their 16-9 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Goff, who entered the game leading the NFL in completion percentage at 74 percent, finished just 14-of-37 for 255 yards, a touchdown, and an interception.
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His 37.8 percent completion rate was the lowest in any game of his 10-year career and marked only the fifth time he has failed to complete even half his passes, with all previous occurrences coming during his Rams tenure. His previous career low in completion percentage was 43.8 against the Patriots as a rookie in 2016. At 37.8 percent, this was the QB’s lowest completion percentage in any game of his career.
Detroit turned the ball over on downs five times and watched one of the worst nights of Goff’s career unravel drive after drive.
The Lions’ offense was flat all night, going 3-of-13 on third down and 0-of-5 on fourth, including a failed fake punt and three Goff incompletions, two of them intended for Amon-Ra St. Brown, who finished with only two catches on 12 targets for 42 yards. This prompted Coachman to let out his frustration on Twitter, as he wrote:
“You haven’t thrown a good ball downfield all night and missed two wide-open receivers on that drive inside the 20. Lions stopped on downs 3 times. A minimum of 6 points left on the board.”
Jared Goff PLEASE take the glove off your throwing hand. You haven’t thrown a good ball down field all night and missed two wide open receivers on that drive inside the 20. Lions stopped on downs 3 times. A minimum of 6 points left on the board. I know this is who Dan Campbell is…
— The Coach (@Thecoachrules) November 17, 2025
Dan Campbell’s trademark aggression backfired repeatedly. Whether it was a stuffed run up the middle, the fake punt breakdown, or missed timing on Goff’s throws, Detroit kept reaching fourth down only to come up empty. The struggles weren’t helped by a collapsing pocket and a rushing attack that never found its footing.
Philadelphia’s defensive tackles Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis wrecked Detroit’s interior protection all night. Davis tipped three passes, including one that became an interception, and Carter consistently pushed the line backward. Outside of one crisp scoring drive, a three-play, 74-yard burst capped by a 40-yard touchdown to Jameson Williams, the Lions offense spent the first half and much of the second spinning its wheels.
Even with the defense doing its part, holding the Eagles to just three conversions on fourteen third-down attempts, Detroit couldn’t get out of its own way offensively. It was a sharp contrast from last week, when Campbell’s takeover of play calling produced an explosive performance against Washington. This time, facing the defending champions on the road, Detroit’s offense looked disjointed, overwhelmed, and unable to adjust.
With the loss, Detroit falls to 6–4 and drops to third place in the NFC North. All four of the Lions’ losses this season have come in games where they trailed at halftime, and three have come on the road against 2024 playoff teams.
Goff’s historic inefficiency and Detroit’s five failed fourth-down attempts defined the night, and Coachman’s blunt critique captured what every Lions fan saw: a game full of opportunities, thrown away one pass at a time. It’s possible that even with his gloves off, Goff couldn’t have saved this game.
