Lions' Goff motivated by Detroit playoff drought, not revenge

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff has all the motivation he needs heading into the team's wild-card game against the Los Angeles Rams.

"I so badly want to win a playoff game for this city," Goff said Wednesday, according to Nolan Bianchi of the Detroit News. "That's so much more important than anything personal for me."

The contest will be Detroit's first home playoff contest since the 1993 postseason and see both teams' signal-callers facing their former squads. Goff and L.A. quarterback Matthew Stafford were swapped as part of a trade between the clubs in 2021 that also netted the Lions a pair of first-round picks.

Goff and Rams coach Sean McVay didn't split on the best of terms, with McVay looking for an upgrade. However, Goff acknowledged his former sideline boss' impact on his development.

"Obviously, we had our differences there at the end, but he's a great coach," Goff said, according to ESPN's Eric Woodyard. "He's a guy that taught me a lot."

Goff has thrived over the last two seasons with the Lions, throwing for a combined 9,013 yards and 59 touchdowns against just 19 interceptions. Detroit owns a 21-13 record in that time.