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For Jared Goff, Rams-Lions game about more than himself. ‘I want to be a part of this win’

Lions quarterback Jared Goff acknowledges the connections in Sunday’s wild-card game against the Rams, but quickly added, “I so badly want to win a playoff game for this city that hasn’t had one for so long.” Jared Goff has his share of picture-perfect memories from his five seasons as quarterback of the Rams. “Obviously there’s a personal connection there, not only for me but some of our players and a bunch of theirs, too,” the Lions quarterback said. “But no, I so badly want to win a playoff game for this city that hasn’t had one for so long. “Let me tell you,” Sonny Dykes, Cal’s coach later told The Times, “Jared’s body language was a lot better than mine.” More than a decade later, that is a huge strength.

LA Times

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