“The pick-six especially I’d love to have that one back,” Goff said. “That was a poor decision by me. The other turnovers are sometimes part of the game. But at the end of the day, it’s on me. I’ve got to take care of the ball better.”

Just last offseason, the Detroit Lions had legitimate reasons to hope that a Super Bowl run could come in their 2024 campaign. They were fresh off a narrow 34-31 NFC championship

Jared Goff’s dreams of leading the Detroit Lions to their first Super Bowl went sideways in a swirl of turnovers Saturday as the upstart Washington Commanders prevailed 45-31 to reach the NFL championship game for the first time since 1991.