EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers did it once more.
The New York Jets quarterback threw a 52-yard Hail Mary landing move to Allen Lazard as time expired within the first half of a 23-20 loss to the Buffalo Payments on Monday night time.
With the Jets trailing 20-10 and at their 48-yard line, Rodgers took a number of steps again and danced round a bit earlier than launching the ball towards the top zone. Lazard leaped and reached up in entrance of two Payments defenders and fell on his again ultimately zone.
“I noticed the ball calling my identify,” Lazard stated.
After a fast huddle, officers dominated it a landing — beautiful the Payments and sending the Jets and their followers right into a frenzy. Rodgers raised each arms to sign a TD and working again Breece Corridor hugged him.
It’s the fourth Hail Mary Rodgers has accomplished in his profession, with the primary three coming whereas with Inexperienced Bay.
“They determined to hurry two guys, so I had all day to do it,” Rodgers stated. “I really threw it proper the place I wished it. I used to be attempting to throw it proper between the hashes. The wind was slightly swirly tonight. There was lots of jostling, after which I noticed Allen come down with it.”
“Fairly good feeling.”
The ball traveled 61.4 yards within the air — the longest completion by a Jets quarterback since Subsequent Gen Stats started compiling statistics in 2016.
“We’re lucky that now we have one of the best Hail Mary thrower within the historical past of this sport,” Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich stated. “He made any individual pay once more.”
The Hail Mary even had Jets Corridor of Fame quarterback Joe Namath excited on social media.
“What a play!” Namath wrote on X. “Speak about making the workforce and followers really feel higher about getting in to the half.”
Rodgers’ knack for Hail Mary throws is one thing at which Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes marvels.
“Why is Aaron so good at that,” Mahomes wrote on X with three laughing emojis.
Rodgers completed 23 of 35 for 294 yards with two touchdowns, however threw an interception on the Jets’ closing drive for the second straight sport.
“Yeah, it’s irritating,” he stated. “I’m right here to win these video games. However we’ve received to be on our particulars. It’s little issues each single time.”
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