Tosses two scores in Week 1 win

Goff completed 18 of 33 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns without an interception in Monday's 33-13, Week 1 win at Oakland.

Analysis: Goff had just seven completions with less than two minutes left in the third quarter, but he exploded for 55 yards on his next three passes, including an eight-yard touchdown to Cooper Kupp to break a 13-13 tie on the last play of the quarter. He also had a 19-yard touchdown pass to Todd Gurley in the first quarter and showed a good rapport with offseason addition Brandin Cooks, who finished with a team-high 87 receiving yards on five catches.

Finished with preseason

Goff won't play Thursday's preseason finale against the Saints, Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com reports.

Analysis: Goff didn't need to prove anything, but it's odd he wasn't used at all this preseason. Fantasy owners should be itching to see how well Goff and Brandin Cooks jell in a live game. Nevertheless, the third-year pro will be ready to take on Oakland in the season opener and look top his Pro Bowl performance from last year.

Sitting out Saturday

Goff will not play in Saturday's preseason game against the Texans, Myles Simmons of the Rams' official site reports.

Analysis: It appeared Goff was set to play early in the week, but head coach Sean McVay later changed his mind and eventually decided to rest nearly all of the offensive starters Saturday. Goff may have played his last down of the preseason already, but he'll retake the reins under center when the Rams open the regular season with a Week 1 Monday night game against the Raiders.

May be DNP on Saturday

Coach Sean McVay said Goff may not suit up for Saturday's preseason contest against the Texans, Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com reports.

Analysis: Just two days removed from stating Goff would be out there this weekend, McVay has changed his tune with potentially three starting offensive lineman out of commission. The key seems to be the health of right tackle Rob Havenstein, who recently injured his ankle. It appears that if Havenstein takes a seat, McVay won't risk Goff's health just to make sure he gets in-game reps during exhibition season. If Goff is held out, he'll enter the regular season without an offensive snap since the Rams…read more

Playing this week

Goff will play in Saturday's preseason game against the Texans, Clarence Daniels of the Rams' official website reports.

Analysis: Goff was held out for the first two exhibition games and probably won't get a ton of playing time in this one. The lack of in-game reps shouldn't be an issue, however, considering Goff is largely surrounded by the same supporting cast from last season, with the exception of swapping out downfield threat Sammy Watkins for Brandin Cooks.

Could be held out again

Goff and some other starters may be held out of the Rams' second preseason game Aug. 18 against Oakland, Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com reports.

Analysis: The Rams will face the Raiders again in Week 1 of the regular season, creating a situation that coach Sean McVay acknowledges to be "tricky". With Brandin Cooks standing as the only major addition on the offensive side, McVay probably believes Goff and the other key players don't need many reps during the preseason. The starters may need to wait until Aug. 25 against the Texans to get significant run.

May be unavaialable for preseason opener

Goff could be held out of Thursday's preseason opener against the Ravens, Rich Hammond of the Orange County Register reports.

Analysis: Rams coach Sean McVay may elect to keep Goff sidelined during the team's first preseason contest in order to avoid any injuries to his starting quarterback, which would remove him from consideration in DFS formats Thursday. If this is the case, the trio of Sean Mannion, Brandon Allen and Luis Perez figure to split reps at the helm as they compete for the primary backup spot at QB. From the sounds of it, a number of the Rams' top players could be sidelined as a precautionary move Thursday.

Rams coach Sean McVay is confident Goff will continue to develop in 2018, despite losing former offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur to the Titans and former quarterbacks coach Greg Olson to the Raiders, Myles Simmons of the team's official website reports.

Analysis: Perhaps more important than the aforementioned coaching changes, the Chiefs outbid the Rams for Sammy Watkins, who accounted for eight of Goff's 28 passing touchdowns last year. It shouldn't be a crippling blow, considering Watkins had only 39 receptions for 593 yards on 70 targets, finishing far behind Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods in all three categories. The Rams may turn to 2017 fourth-round pick Josh Reynolds for the third spot in three-wide sets, though there's still plenty of time to…read more

Goff completed just 24 of 45 passes for 259 yards and a touchdown during Saturday's 26-13 loss to Atlanta in the wild-card round.

Analysis: Because of two special-teams turnovers in the first quarter, the Los Angeles offense was quickly behind the eight ball and unable to lean on its running game Saturday. As a result, Goff was in a negative game script early, and the sophomore quarterback struggled to overcome the uphill battle he faced. Still, he connected on a number of impressive throws and kept the Rams in the game until late in the fourth quarter. Goff's strides under center this season are encouraging for his long-term…read more

Goff will replace Sean Mannion as the Rams' starting quarterback for Saturday's wild-card matchup with the Falcons, Rich Hammond of The Orange County Register reports.

Analysis: Since the Rams were locked in as either the No. 3 or 4 seed entering Week 17, head coach Sean McVay elected to rest Goff and several other key starters for the regular-season finale against the 49ers. Mannion ultimately garnered his first career start in the loss to San Francisco, completing 20 of 34 passes for 169 yards and losing a fumble. Goff will take back the reins of the Rams offense for his first career postseason appearance and aim to build on a breakthrough regular season in which he…read more

Goff, who is active for Sunday's contest at Philadelphia, isn't expected to see the field, Kristen Lago of the Rams' official site reports.

Analysis: Teams are limited to placing a maximum of seven players on inactive lists, so the Rams deactivated absolute certainties like Todd Gurley, Aaron Donald and Andrew Whitworth. Nonetheless, head coach Sean McVay will hand backup QB Sean Mannion the keys to the offense Week 17, meaning Goff will be toting a clipboard for the entirety of this contest.

Won't play in finale

Goff will be held out for Sunday's regular-season finale against the 49ers, Rich Hammond of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Analysis: Rams head coach Sean McVay suggested as much Tuesday and confirmed it Wednesday, also ruling out RB Todd Gurley, LT Andrew Whitworth, C John Sullivan and DT Aaron Donald. The reality of 53-man rosters is that it's nearly impossible to rest each of the 22 starters, but it won't come as any surprise if others players are either held out or extremely limited. Prime candidates include wideouts Robert Woods, Sammy Watkins and Cooper Kupp (knee), along with linebackers Alec Ogletree, Mark Barron and…read more

Could be rested in Week 17

Rams head coach Sean McVay suggested Tuesday that Goff and several other key starters could be rested for the regular-season finale Sunday against the 49ers, Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com reports.

Analysis: The 11-4 Rams, who clinched the NFC South with last week's win over the Titans, won't be able to claim a first-round bye in the playoffs with the Eagles and Vikings locked into the top two spots in the conference. That leaves Los Angeles with little to play for in Week 17 beyond competing for the third seed and avoiding a fall to fourth, but since the Rams earn a first-round home game in either scenario, McVay is prioritizing the health of the team's core contributors above all else. Goff, who…read more

Goff completed 22 of 38 passes for 301 yards and four touchdowns while losing one of two fumbles in Sunday's 27-23 win over the Titans.

Analysis: Goff threw a three-yard touchdown to Todd Gurley in the first quarter, but his fumble in the second led to a four-yard scoop and score for the Tennessee defense. He wisely went back to his MVP-candidate running back on the next drive, producing an 80-yard touchdown on a screen pass. A three-yard touchdown pass to Sammy Watkins followed by a 14-yard scoring connection with Cooper Kupp in the second half improved Goff's touchdown-to-interception ratio to 19:3 over the past eight games. The…read more

Goff completed 14 of 21 pass attempts for 120 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in Sunday's 42-7 trouncing of the Seahawks.

Analysis: The Rams took advantage of multiple Seahawks turnovers and subsequent short fields to run up a 34-0 lead at the half. Goff would only attempt five passes in the second half before being relieved by Sean Mannion early in the fourth quarter. Nevertheless, the second-year pro completed two touchdown passes for the fourth consecutive game despite season-low pass-attempt and yardage totals. He'll have a much more promising matchup Week 16 at Tennessee.

Goff completed 16 of 26 pass attempts for 199 yards and two touchdowns Sunday against the Eagles. He also carried two times for two yards and lost a fumble in the 43-35 loss.

Analysis: Goff completed 62 percent of his passes and averaged 7.7 yards per attempt while completing touchdown passes to Cooper Kupp and Sammy Watkins. He had one final opportunity to heave a desperation pass at the end of the game but wound up fumbling and watching as the visitors returned it for a touchdown. Despite posting his second-lowest yardage total of the season, Goff now has five games with multiple touchdown passes and no interceptions this season to illustrate his remarkable development…read more

Goff completed 21 of 31 passes for 220 yards, two touchdowns and one interception during Sunday's 32-16 victory over the Cardinals.

Analysis: Goff wasn't able to repeat the fantastic performance he had last week against the Saints but still churned out a respectable fantasy outing. His favorite target ended up being running back Todd Gurley due to the Cardinals' decent pass coverage, while his pair of scores were one- and 11-yard strikes to tight end Gerald Everett and receiver Sammy Watkins, respectively. Although it wasn't another dominant offensive showing for the Rams, Goff and company didn't need to do a whole lot given the big…read more

Goff completed 28 of 43 passes for 354 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in Sunday's 26-20 win against the Saints.

Analysis: Head coach Sean McVay rode the second-year quarterback in the first half to the tune of 29 passes, two of which were caught for touchdowns by Sammy Watkins (from five yards out) and rookie Josh Reynolds (seven yards). Goff wasn't as crisp after halftime, tossing his first interception since Week 7, but he still directed three drives into field-goal range, where the ever-reliable Greg Zuerlein connected to do just enough to fend off Drew Brees and the pesky Saints. Next up for Goff is a…read more

Goff completed 23 of 37 passes for 225 yards without any touchdowns or interceptions in Sunday's 24-7 loss to the Vikings. He's also gained eight yards on two rushes.

Analysis: Goff held his own against an aggressive Vikings defense on the road, but he ultimately couldn't come close to helping the Rams pull off the victory. He failed to throw a touchdown pass for the first time since Week 5 against the Seahawks, although the blame couldn't entirely be placed at his feet. Goff appeared to have made a scoring connection with Cooper Kupp with 4:11 remaining in the second quarter, but the rookie receiver was stripped of the ball at the Vikings' 1-yard line. Goff then had…read more

Goff completed 25 of 37 passes for 355 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's 33-7 win over the Texans.

Analysis: Goff didn't do anything special in the first half, but he connected with a wide-open Robert Woods for a 94-yard score early in the third quarter, then added two touchdowns (including another to Woods) before the end of the frame. When all was said and done, Goff and Woods both had huge stat lines for a second straight week, having fully taken advantage of a pair of favorable matchups. Week 11 brings a real test in the form of a trip to Minnesota, though the Vikings defense was less than…read more