Jared Goff led Justin Herbert in 2025 passing yards, 4,564 to 3,727, and passing touchdowns, 34 to 26. Overall, Jared Goff led 5 of 7 measured categories.
Jared Goff (Detroit, 17 games) against Justin Herbert (Los Angeles (AFC), 16 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.
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| Metric | Jared Goff | Justin Herbert |
|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 4,564 ✓ | 3,727 |
| Passing touchdowns | 34 ✓ | 26 |
| Interceptions | 8 ✓ | 13 |
| Rushing yards | 45 | 498 ✓ |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | 2 ✓ |
| Completion above expected | +1.8% ✓ | +1.6% |
| Fantasy points | 297.1 ✓ | 286.9 |
Categories won: Jared Goff 5, Justin Herbert 2.
A future interpretation layer may add situational context to these measured comparisons. Its public availability remains unverified.
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Open gamedai freeJared Goff led Justin Herbert in 2025 passing yards, 4,564 to 3,727, and passing touchdowns, 34 to 26. Overall, Jared Goff led 5 of 7 measured categories.
Jared Goff led on passing yards (4,564 to 3,727). Jared Goff led on passing touchdowns (34 to 26). Jared Goff led on interceptions (8 to 13).
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Jared Goff led Justin Herbert in 2025 passing yards, 4,564 to 3,727, and passing touchdowns, 34 to 26. Overall, Jared Goff led 5 of 7 measured categories. Jared Goff led on passing yards, 4,564 to 3,727. Jared Goff led on passing touchdowns, 34 to 26. Jared Goff hosts NO in week 1, Sun, Sep 13, 1:00 PM EDT. Justin Herbert hosts ARI in week 1, Sun, Sep 13, 4:25 PM EDT. gamedai does not publish a weekly opponent-adjusted projection, an expert grade, or a crowd pick, so nothing here grades either fixture. Weigh a different pairing with the free start/sit tool at gamedai.app/tools/start-sit.
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Open gamedai freeData from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. 2025 regular season, snapshot taken September 5, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.