From the episode
golf was blitzed on 44.7% of the dropbacks. The lions had on their two losses to the Vikings last season, after facing the blitz on 64.5% of dropbacks on their four wins against Minnesota from 2023 to 2024...Flores blitzed golf more in 2023 and 2024...and they lost all four of those games.
STACKED’s take
Goff 4–0 vs. Vikings when blitzed 64.5%; Flores now using selective blitzes.
Goff's historical success against Brian Flores' Vikings defense is notable: from 2023–2024, Detroit won four games against Minnesota when Goff faced a 64.5% blitz rate, but lost both games when facing a 44.7% blitz rate. This suggests Flores has adjusted his strategy, moving from high-volume blitzing to more calculated, selective blitzing. When not blitzed last season, Goff completed over 80% of passes for 339 yards, 9.2 yards per attempt, three touchdowns, and zero interceptions; when blitzed, he had 44.8% completion, 4.9 yards per attempt, zero touchdowns, and two interceptions. Goff is one of the few quarterbacks (alongside Jordan Love) who has seen Flores' scheme most frequently and is uniquely equipped to exploit the middle of the field, which is the only way to beat this defense.
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