Aaron Rodgers Says the Jets Won with ‘the Season on the Line’

The second TD to Wilson (9 catches/90 yards) was spectacular, and it nearly did not occur. On the earlier play, third-and-9 on the Houston 16, Rodgers deftly scrambled 13 yards — however the play was known as again on a holding name on rookie Olu Fashanu.

“I regarded midway athletic,” Rodgers stated. “I did not harm myself within the course of.”

Pushed again to the 26 with a third-and-19, Rodgers noticed an opportunity on the left aspect to let Wilson go up for the ball. And that is precisely what he did — a leaping break up, getting one foot in and a shin down earlier than his knee, a TD that was confirmed on overview.

“When it was third-and-extra-long, I used to be wanting on the weak aspect security, and I used to be like, if he drops down in any respect, simply gonna say, screw it, I will throw it as much as G,” stated Rodgers, who completed the sport 22 of 32 for 211 yards, 3 TDs and no interceptions. “I felt like I put it in a good spot. However, yeah, I did not do a complete lot when it comes right down to it. I simply form of lobbed one up there. He made an unbelievable catch. Once I noticed the replay, it regarded like he had knee [actually his shin] in so I assumed, shoot, throw the problem flag. Brick [interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich] was already in entrance of me throwing it. However that was an enormous play. First one was an enormous play as nicely. However what was it third-and-20? Yeah. I imply, that is game-changing play.”

And Rodgers then directed a march that started with 6:54 to play, melted 3:58 off the clock and iced the sport for the Jets. Dealing with third-and-3 on the Texans’ 37, Rodgers landed an ideal strike into the ready arms of Davante Adams alongside the house sideline for a TD that successfully put the ultimate nail within the coffin. The final time the 2 buddies collaborated on a TD go was in 2021 after they performed for Inexperienced Bay. This one was their 69th TD collaboration.

“That is one thing that takes years, , that is, that is a relationship that is, that is manner deeper than the three or 4 weeks they have been collectively,” Jeff Ulbrich stated of the Rodgers-to-Adams connection.