Aaron Rodgers finally notches Jets milestone in first game at MetLife Stadium since Achilles tear

Aaron Rodgers made it done the archetypal 2 weeks of the 2024 NFL season, but each New York Jets fans were waiting for Thursday nighttime for the team's location opener due to the fact that it's the archetypal clip he's backmost location since his Achilles tear. 

Rodgers infamously didn't marque it done his archetypal bid as a Jet past season, tearing his Achilles connected the MetLife Stadium turf connected conscionable the 4th drawback helium took with his caller squad against the Buffalo Bills.

So, Jets fans flocked to MetLife successful East Rutherford, New Jersey to spot what Rodgers had successful store for their Week 3 matchup against their AFC East-rival New England Patriots, and helium didn't disappoint. 

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New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers (8) spins the shot connected his digit during warmups earlier a crippled against the New England Patriots astatine MetLife Stadium. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

Rodgers made it done his archetypal bid of the game, but the Jets weren't capable to enactment points connected the board. But aft the defence forced a three-and-out connected the Patriots' archetypal drive, Rodgers made the champion of his speedy 2nd chance. 

Rodgers led his Jets discourtesy 73 yards aft the Patriots’ punt connected 8 plays, taking disconnected 4:13 of timepiece to headdress his archetypal touchdown thrust with a surface walk to Allen Lazard, his aged Green Bay Packers teammate he’s already recovered doubly this play successful wage dirt. 

On the Patriots’ 10-yard line, Rodgers was speedy disconnected the drawback to propulsion the shot near to Lazard, who had a one-on-one matchup with his defender. Once helium made his move, the Patriots’ cornerback missed, arsenic Lazard’s undershirt was ripped from the bottommost arsenic helium fell into the extremity zone. 

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But alternatively of celebrating by himself, Lazard knew conscionable however overmuch the touchdown meant to Rodgers arsenic helium ran up to him to springiness him the ball. 

New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers (8) looks to walk against the New England Patriots during the archetypal 4th astatine MetLife Stadium. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

The remainder of Rodgers’ Jets teammates ran up to him and patted his helmet successful approval, loving the full-circle infinitesimal it was to get that archetypal touchdown shot fans successful wide person been waiting to spot astatine home. 

When Rodgers went down past twelvemonth connected this aforesaid turf, it was Week 1, and the hype was astronomical for what this Jets squad could accomplish. After all, they hadn’t made the playoffs successful 12 years – the longest drought successful American sports. 

The Achilles teardrop didn’t conscionable bring tons of symptom to the enactment and its instrumentality base, but determination was the thought of Rodgers perchance calling it quits. However, that’s not the mode the four-time MVP wanted to spell out, and helium began moving to travel backmost astatine immoderate constituent for New York. 

The Jets are present 1-1 with Rodgers steadfast this season, picking up a triumph successful Tennessee against the Titans past week. 

New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers (8) throws against the New England Patriots successful the 1st 4th astatine MetLife Stadium. (Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images)

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Jets fans are hoping Rodgers tin stay that mode for the remainder of the play truthful helium tin propulsion much of those touchdowns astatine location for galore games to come.

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