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Aaron Rodgers had a disturbing realization after the Jets’ disastrous first half
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Aaron Rodgers had a disturbing realization after the Jets’ disastrous first half

Aaron Rodgers realized the Jets’ season before the team snapped a five-game losing streak Thursday night by beating the Texans 21-13.

“I was just way off. I mean, I was about as bad as I could play in the first half,” Rodgers said during a postgame interview with Amazon. “And I realized that our season is a little bit on the line here. I gotta figure this out, you know what, or we’re planning our offseason.

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) searches for an open receiver in East Rutherford on Thursday, October 31, 2024.
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Rodgers has figured it out and now there is at least some hope that the Jets can turn their season around with a 3-6 record and a soft schedule ahead.

After trailing 7–0 at halftime, Rodgers completed 15 of 18 passes for three touchdown passes and 179 yards in a second-half revival.

Aaron Rodgers talks about his performance after the Jets beat the Texans on Thursday Night Football. X

Rodgers finished 22 of 32 for 211 yards with three touchdown passes.

Rodgers had a lot of help. Garrett Wilson caught Rodgers’ first two touchdown passes, while the second was a brilliant one-handed catch in the back of the end zone that earned Odell Beckham comparisons.

“I just lobbed one up and he made an unbelievable catch,” Rodgers said. “That was a big play. … That’s a game-changing play.”

It was initially ruled incomplete, but the Jets challenged it, and the call was overturned when the officials determined that Wilson’s shin was on the ground in the zone.

New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson (5) catches a pass for a touchdown as Houston Texans cornerback Kamari Lassiter (4) defends during the second half of an NFL football game on Thursday, October 31, 2024 in East Rutherford, NJ AP

It gave the Jets a 14-10 lead with 12:54 left in the game.

The Jets (3-6) face the Cardinals (4-4) on Nov. 10 in Arizona.