Jared Goff Week 5 Outlook - Lions at Bengals

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 2nd 2025, 1:05pm EDT

Jared Goff is the QB18 in fantasy points per game. He has one monster outing this season and three mediocre ones from a fantasy perspective (QB21, QB23, QB22). If the Lions are forced to throw this week, Goff should put another QB1 performance on the mantle. Goff is playing fantastic football, though. Among 38 qualifying passers, he ranks 11th in yards per attempt, second in passing touchdowns, sixth in CPOE, ninth in highly accurate throw rate, and seventh in hero throw rate. The real question is if Detroit wants to air it out this week. They could easily keep the ball on the ground and run over Cincy. If they decide to chuck it, Goff should shred the Bengals. Cincy has allowed the 12th-highest yards per attempt, the third-most passing yards per game, the fifth-most passing touchdowns, and the tenth-highest CPOE. The Bengals have the sixth-lowest pressure rate, so Goff should have clean pockets all day to throw from.