Jared Goff said he was unsure if a late field goal would be enough as the quarterback praised the Los Angeles Rams' defense after they held off Tom Brady's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Goff led an eight-play, 53-yard drive that saw Matt Gay convert a 40-yard field goal that was enough for the Rams to edge the Buccaneers 27-24 in the NFL on Monday.
Brady was intercepted by Jordan Fuller for the second time as he tried to respond for the Buccaneers, the Rams winning to improve to 7-3 and go top of the NFC West.
Goff said there were no guarantees against Brady after Gay's field goal with two minutes, 36 seconds remaining.
"You never know. Whenever Brady's on the other side, with that much time, you never know," he told ESPN.
"Our defense stepped up and did a great job and that's a good offense we played today, and a good defense.
"We did a great job."
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Like Brady, Goff threw two interceptions, while the Rams QB went 39 of 51 for 376 yards and three touchdowns.
Goff lamented his own errors before composing himself late, with Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods becoming the fourth team-mate duo in the past 70 years to have 11-plus receptions and 130-plus receiving yards in the same game, as per NFL Research.
"The last drive, we just got back to ourselves," Goff said.
"I was making some pretty dumb mistakes, honestly, at the end there, just not taking care of the ball and being smart with it, got back to ourselves on that last drive and put some points on the board."