Jets finally bench Aaron Rodgers during embarrassing loss to Bills
Another day, another game, another laundry list of head scratching plays. The Jets lost on the road to the playoff-bound Buffalo Bills by an embarrassing final of 40-14, and to be honest, the game wasn’t even that close. Things got so bad that the Jets finally pulled Aaron Rodgers in the fourth quarter after an […]
Another day, another game, another laundry list of head scratching plays.
The Jets lost on the road to the playoff-bound Buffalo Bills by an embarrassing final of 40-14, and to be honest, the game wasn’t even that close. Things got so bad that the Jets finally pulled Aaron Rodgers in the fourth quarter after an abysmal performance. Rodgers went 12 for 18 for 112 yards, two interceptions and was sacked for a safety.
In fact, the lone Jets scoring came when Tyrod Taylor drove the team down the field and connected with Garrett Wilson for a nine-yard touchdown and again the next drive on a 20-yard pass to Tyler Conklin.
In the game, Aaron Rodgers did pass Tom Brady on an all-time list. Unfortunately, it wasn’t any list that a quarterback strives to be on. Rodgers passed Brady as the most sacked quarterback of all time. Rodgers who was sacked four times in the game for 26 yards, surpassed Brady’s mark of 565 sacks in his career.
On a more positive note, Garrett Wilson, who has been the talk of some trade speculation this off season, finished the day with seven catches for 66 yards, giving him over 1,000 yards on the season. He is only the fifth player to record 80 receptions and 1,000 yards in each of his first three seasons.
For the Jets, the loss was a different chapter in the same story we have seen all season long. The defense got slowly bled and gave up bad third downs. The offense looked fantastic for a few plays, only to mess things up later in the drive. Other times, the offense looked like a pedestrian high school offense.
And let’s not forget the penalties. The Jets had 16 accepted penalties in the game against them for 120 yards. That’s more than the number of rushing yards either team had in the game. While most of the penalties were easy calls for the officials from an undisciplined Jets team, some where the result of Josh Allen’s bellyaching and flopping.
For the Jets, they are one week away from a merciful ending to the season against the Miami Dolphins in a game that could actually have playoff implications for the Dolphins. The 4-12 Jets could keep the Dolphins from the playoffs depending on how the rest of week 17 and 18 play out. I know there are people who only want the Jets to lose so they get a better draft pick, but it would be fun to see the Jets keep the Dolphins from the post-season.
After the game, Jeff Ulbrich seemed to be at a loss for words to describe the butt-whipping the Jets received at Highmark Stadium.
I would continue to give my thoughts on Josh Allen, but he would likely try and get me flagged for a roughing the passer.
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