Jared Goff throws perfect game to set NFL record in Lions' win - ESPN

DETROIT — A part of Dan Campbell felt remorseful on Monday night — after he didn't save a piece of NFL history.

His quarterback, Jared Goff, threw a perfect game, setting an NFL record by completing all 18 of his passes to help the Detroit Lions defeat the Seattle Seahawks, 42-29, for the first time since 2012.

By the time Campbell realized the significance of Goff's all-time efficient performance, it was too late — he had already rewarded wide receiver Jameson Williams and safety Kerby Joseph with game balls in the locker room.

«I just gave the game ball to somebody else, so I feel awful,» Campbell said. «I knew he played a heck of a game. I did not realize he was perfect. I did not know he was literally 18-for-18, but I knew he played really well. You could feel it. He really found his rhythm early.»

Kurt Warner held the previous NFL record for passes without an incompletion, going 10-for-10 for Arizona against Houston in 2005.

Goff couldn't recall another time at any level of his football career that he finished a game with perfect passing.

«Never. I don't think I've ever done it. I knew I did it in the first half last week, so I was aware of it then,» said Goff, who threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns. «And I was kind of aware of it today, about the middle of the third quarter. I was like, 'I couldn't think of one,' but then I threw the one out of bounds that ended up being offensive pass interference and I was like, 'does that count?' I didn't know if that counted or not. But yeah, it's a good day.»

It was a special day all-around for Goff. During the third quarter, he caught the first receiving touchdown of his career off a short-left pass from Amon-Ra St. Brown, something Goff said had also never happened since