For a month now, it’s actually been a surprise when Jared Goff throws an incomplete pass.

The 30-year-old former Cal star put together another brilliant passing performance on Sunday, leading the Detroit Lions to a 31-29 come-from-behind victory over the previously undefeated Minnesota Vikings.

Goff led the Lions (5-1) with an eight-play, 44-yard drive and set up Jake Bates’ game-winning 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left.

Goff completed 12 of 12 passes in the first half and completed his first 15 attempts. He finished 22 for 25 – 88 percent – ​​for 290 yards with two touchdowns, no interceptions, gained 11.2 yards per attempt and posted a passer rating of 140.0.

According to ESPN, it was Goff’s third straight game with a passer rating above 140; Along with Aaron Rogers (2011), Kurt Warner (1999) and Roger Staubach (1971), he was the only quarterbacks in NFL history to achieve this.

He threw 35-yard touchdown passes to Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 14-10 lead with 8:39 left in the second quarter, then 21 yards to Kalif Raymond to make it 28 with 5:43 left :17 to bring third quarter.

Detroit took that lead in the fourth quarter before the Vikings scored 12 unanswered points and took a 29-28 lead when Ivan Pace Jr. returned David Montgomery’s fumble 36 yards for a TD with 5:50 left. The Vikings failed to convert the two-point attempt.

Goff made the game-winning drive starting his own 30 with 2:32 left to play. He completed passes of 16 yards to Jahmyr Gibbs to the Minnesota 36-yard line, then 14 yards to St. John to the 22-yard line on the next play.

Detroit came up short on a first-down running play before Goff took two knees to set up Bates’ game-winning kick.

The owner of Cal’s most passing records, Goff has been at his best in the last four games, all victories in Detroit.

He is 76 for 91 – 83.5 percent – ​​for 1,086 yards (11.9 yards per attempt), with nine touchdowns and just one interception. That time also included an NFL record 18-18 win over the Seattle Seahawks.