The Lions have never won the Super Bowl. For the first time in franchise history, they are the odds-on favorite to do so.
After Detroit pummeled Jacksonville last weekend and previously-undefeated Kansas City lost to Buffalo, the Lions jumped the Chiefs as the betting favorite to win it all.
And what does that mean in Week 11?
"Absolutely zero," Jared Goff said Tuesday on 97.1 The Ticket. "Zero. What does it mean? Someone else was a favorite in Week 1, so what does it mean to them? I don’t know. It means nothing."
Fan Duel lists the Lions at +350 to win the Super Bowl, which comes with an implied probability of 22.2 percent. The Chiefs (+500), Bills (+650), Eagles (+800) and Ravens (+800) round out the five front-runners. Detroit hosts Buffalo in Week 15 in a potential Super Bowl preview.
The Lions had the fourth best odds (+1200) entering the season, when the Chiefs, 49ers and Ravens were the top three favorites.
Asked how the Lions can improve after their drubbing of the Jags, Goff said, "There’s a ton of chances to get better. Every play provides some chances to get better, even if it’s something as simple for me as ball location, or my feet, or my eyes. Every single play there’s going to be something you can find, and the great ones will find ways to get better. The great teams will.
"And we’re still in this race to improve that we talk about all the time: how can we keep getting better and better so that by the time the tournament starts, we be at our best?"
Despite winning eight games in a row, the Lions (9-1) have yet to run away with the division. They're just one game ahead of the Vikings (8-2) and two ahead of the Packers (7-3) in the NFC North, with games to come against both those teams down the stretch. They also play two against the Bears, who gave Detroit fits last season.
"We’re certainly aware of it," said Goff. "We know what’s going on and that those teams are right there on us, and we may have to win all of them to secure that spot. Those are two good teams, and so is Chicago even though they’re in fourth. They’re a hell of a team, too. We’ll have our hands full with them, we certainly did last year. Our division is no cakewalk and every game is a tough one."