What do Jared Goff and the Lions have in common with Ron Burgundy and his supporting "Anchorman" cast? A lot more than you think.

What then are we to make of one Jared Thomas Goff, who is playing the quarterback position about as well as it can be played right now? Starting with Detroit’s 42-29 Week 4 win over the Seattle Seahawks,

The quarterback has been cool and resilient for the first-place Lions, all while putting up stats that should be getting attention.

In the Lions' Week 7 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, Jared Goff recorded 280 yards and two touchdowns on an efficient 22-of-25 pass completion. Over their last three games, the veteran quarterback has now tallied a total of seven touchdowns on 83.5 percent completion without throwing an interception

In different ways, the two quarterbacks showed why they’re competing for the NFL’s top individual honor while leading their teams to victory Sunday.

Leading the Lions' complimentary style of football and explosive offense, Jared Goff is playing his way into this year's NFL MVP conversation after taking down the Vikings.

FOX Sports' NFL experts pinpoint what we learned about each team from Sunday's games and what that means going forward.

Here are three things we learned. Jared Goff is playing like an MVP frontrunner. Yes, frontrunner. Over the last month, he’s completed 83.3% of his passes while posting a passer rating of 140 in all four games.

Yahoo Sports fantasy analysts Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens discuss Jared Goff putting up eye catching numbers against the Vikings. Hear the full conversation on the “Yahoo Fantasy Forecast” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts,

Through the first six games of the season, Jared Goff is playing himself into the MVP conversation. He had his third perfect first half in the last four games and started 15-for-15 before his first incompletion on a tipped pass midway through the third quarter.