Since 2023, the top two players in passing yards and touchdown passes in the NFL are Detroit's Jared Goff (10,594 passing yards and 81 touchdown passes) and Tampa Bay's Baker Mayfield (10,083 and 81).

Goff and Mayfield have followed similar career paths, both being former No. 1 overall picks who were let go by the teams that drafted them only to thrive in new situations in Detroit and Tampa Bay. They have both been playing at an MVP-caliber level ahead of Monday's matchup at Ford Field on Monday Night Football.

"Yeah, he's a good friend. And a ton of respect for him," Goff said of Mayfield this week. "I think we both kind of - I don't want to speak for him but - can recognize that there's some dark days in that transition and coming out the other side of it for both of us. A lot of res

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