He Detroit Lions found a way to defeat the Houston Texans despite five interceptions by quarterback Jared Goff.

While Goff had the most turnovers he has had in a single game in his career, coach Dan Campbell came to his defense and explained that the mistakes were a product of going where he needed to go with the ball.

“None. Everyone’s going to think we’re crazy. You’re going to think I’m crazy. Any time you have five interceptions, I’m telling you, he didn’t play a bad game,” Campbell told the Lions’ flagship. radio station. “He played a pretty good game. There really isn’t one of those, I guess maybe there is one, he goes where we tell him to go with the ball. And he puts it where we tell him to put it, and then there’s a couple of these that They are hit.

the veteran pin he had been crying lately, as he hadn’t thrown an interception since Week 3. Going forward, Sunday night’s performance is expected to be more of an anomaly than a worrying sign.

“He’s doing exactly what we asked him to do,” Campbell said. “So I’m not worried at all, I thought he played pretty well. Dude, that’s the nature of this game sometimes. The ball doesn’t bounce in your direction and you just hold on. Defense, we need a couple of things to take and keep giving us the ball back, which our defense did, and we’ll get through it.”

Here’s a look at Goff’s five. interceptions and what went wrong for the offense as a collective unit.

First interception

In it lionsIn the only loss of the season, Goff threw two interceptions, including one on his first drive that led to a Buccaneers score. Here, he was once again eliminated on the first drive after converting the first third of the game.

This is partly an impressive play by Houston Texans defensive back Jalen Pitre, and partly a very bad decision by Goff. When snapping, the passer telegraphs where he is going with the ball. Since Pitre already appears in press coverage, he can get into the backfield and make a play on the pass.

However, with Pitre bombing, Saint brown He could have simply replaced where Houston’s defender was lined up for easy completion. He’s running his route to help make room for Gibbs, but the pass attempt is unsuccessful as Pitre set it up the entire way.

Second interception

This was a quick and solid decision by Houston’s defensive staff, as the Texans only needed four to get Goff moving in the pocket. The veteran was masterful against one of the best defensive coordinators and blitz throwers in the league, Brian Flores, so here Houston plans a run with four and tries to make it more difficult for Goff to diagnose the coverage.

Surprisingly, the player who is beaten off the line of scrimmage is right tackle Penei Sewell. Goff He can briefly climb into the pocket, but his throwing window quickly closes and the ball deflects into the air.

Because the ball never hit the ground, it would have been a turnover no matter what the call was. In the end, it was ruled an interception.

As for Goff’s receivers, Jameson Williams had a post route and Amon-Ra St. Brown had a corner post. Williams’ route drew the attention of the safety position, so St. Brown appeared to have leverage over the safety in the middle of the field for a potential deep pass.

Meanwhile, Detroit also had two on the ground with running back David Montgomery and swing tackle Jamarco Jones getting into motion before the snap.

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Third interception

Of the five interceptions, this is the one of least concern given the situation. With the Lions trailing 23-7 late in the first half, Detroit tried to make something happen offensively after a late Houston touchdown.

As a result, Goff scored a Hail Mary on the last play of the half. Offensive tackle Dan Skipper is beaten at the edge even though the Texans sent only three running backs, and with so many Texans in coverage, the situation is difficult for the veteran passer.

Given the situation, this is a pitch Goff can ignore as he was trying to create a big play to help the Lions overcome their biggest deficit of the season.

Fourth interception

Coming out of the locker room, the Lions defense wasted no time getting the offense back on the field with the first of two. Carlton Davis interceptions. After the diving play, Detroit’s offense had its best opening position of the game looking to cut into Houston’s lead.

However, the Lions would finally give it back to the Texans with Goff’s fourth interception of the night.

Houston gets pressure with four, giving them seven deep coverages. With two linebackers dedicated to Amon-Ra St. Brown’s short route and the safety assisting Jameson Williams, Goff has Sam LaPorta 1-on-1 on a timing route.

Goff He does a good job getting the ball out in time, but he’s just a hair ahead of LaPorta and it gets into the hands of Kamari Lassiter.

Fifth interception

Goff’s final interception It comes in the third quarter when he makes a shot for Jameson Williams. After taking the lead earlier, the Lions are moving in hopes of getting within a score.

The Lions look to throw the ball downfield to Williams, who appears to have some leverage over the safety. However, the ball ends up a little high and away from the intended target and ends up being intercepted.

williams He’s running a corner route and it looks like the ball needs to be placed closer to the sideline. However, Goff attempts to carry Williams up and is intercepted as a result.