Jared Goff on Super Bowl Loss to Patriots: 'I Couldn't Do My Part', 'It Kills'

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff struggled mightily in his team's 13-3 loss to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII on Sunday night, and after the game, he spoke about his disappointment.

"It hurts me knowing how well our defense played, against that team, against Tom [Brady], and us not holding up our end of the bargain," he added, per Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. "It's our job to score points, and we didn't do that tonight."

NFL.com's Michael Silver provided more from Goff:

"What really stings for me, especially as a quarterback, is that our defense played so well—and I wasn't able to deliver. It was me. It was our offense. And we—well, I—couldn't do my part.

"It wasn't a game we needed 30 points to win. We needed two touchdowns, and I couldn't get it done. That's on me. I'm the guy who has to drive this offense."

Goff, 24, finished 19-of-38 for 229 yards, no touchdowns and an interception. He was sacked four times, and his fourth-quarter interception left the Rams with a slim chance of coming back.

"Obviously, I should have thrown it away," Goff said. "I knew it was 'zero'—of course I did—but I thought I could make a play. I didn't realize [Stephon] Gilmore was staring at me, and I threw too early. I put it in a bad spot. It was dumb. It was stupid. I will learn from it. But it really hurts right now."

The reviews were not kind for Goff after the game:

He recognized his performance would draw the criticism of pundits and fans, but he is already looking to the future to become a better player:

"I'd like to play better in a moment like this. And I will be better because of it. I'll try to learn from it, and process it, and get better moving forward. I understand all that.

"But it's pretty tough to think about right now, because we had a great opportunity, and we didn't capitalize on it. It's my job to lead us. I didn't get it done, and it sucks."

Silver noted that Goff's "statements did not appear to be calculated or contrived. He was hurting; he was bleeding all over the place. And he was offering a journalist who knows him well a glimpse into the beginning of a long, regretful process that he hopes will prod him to greater heights."

Bill Belichick and the Patriots put on a clinic, the sort that Goff and his head coach, Sean McVay, won't soon forget. The Rams have the talent to return to the Super Bowl in the future, but only if they address the offensive weaknesses that were exposed Sunday night.