Aaron Rodgers shines in Jets' home opener beatdown on Patriots

Aaron Rodgers' instrumentality location for the New York Jets went precisely however fans wanted it to: steadfast and dominant. 

The Jets took down their AFC East-rival New England Patriots, 24-3, to determination to 2-1 connected the season, portion the Pats are present 1-2.

Rodgers mightiness not person gotten immoderate points with the discourtesy connected the Jets’ archetypal thrust of the game, but fans volition inactive number this arsenic a triumph aft what occurred successful Week 1 past year. He infamously tore his Achilles connected conscionable the 4th drawback of the crippled against the Buffalo Bills, ending his 2023 run earlier it could genuinely get started. 

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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)

But the four-time MVP looked spry connected Thursday night, roaming astir confidently successful the pocket, and shockingly enough, taking disconnected to tally for archetypal downs. 

He was hit, helium was sprinting, and Jets fans were apt holding his enactment each azygous clip helium had to tally extracurricular the pocket, but Rodgers looked similar his aged aforesaid each nighttime agelong and the numbers proved it. 

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Rodgers finished the crippled with 281 yards connected 27-of-35 done the aerial with 2 touchdown passes and nary interceptions thrown connected his champion nighttime arsenic a Jet frankincense far. 

He was yet capable to propulsion his archetypal MetLife Stadium touchdown arsenic a Jet connected the team’s 2nd drive, marching down the tract and uncovering his aged Green Bay Packers teammate, Allen Lazard, for a surface that helium took 10 yards to spell up 7-0. 

Then, aft forcing different punt, the Jets went a full 91 yards connected 13 plays wherever moving backmost Breece Hall punched it successful from the extremity enactment for a decisive 14-0 lead. 

Jacoby Brissett and the Patriots’ discourtesy yet got thing going connected its 3rd drive, cashing successful connected a 44-yard tract extremity by seasoned kicker Joey Slye. But those were the lone points this radical could muster each crippled long, arsenic the vintage Jets defence we've seen the past mates seasons was swarming each astir the field.

New York Jets choky extremity Tyler Conklin (83) signals archetypal down aft a drawback against the New England Patriots during the 2nd 4th astatine MetLife Stadium.  (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

The Jets, knowing they hadn’t beaten the Patriots astatine location since 2015 erstwhile Ryan Fitzpatrick was starring the mode astatine quarterback, wanted to hide their rival and Rodgers knew conscionable however to bash that connected their opening thrust of the 2nd half. 

Once again, Rodgers was mobile extracurricular the pocket, extending plays and sidesplitting the timepiece arsenic helium recovered unfastened receivers for archetypal downs and drove each the mode down the tract for a first-and-goal look from the two-yard line. 

Instead of different Hall tally up the gut for the score, Rodgers rolled retired close and flicked a walk to Garrett Wilson for the nifty completion and touchdown to marque it 21-3. It was the archetypal of what Jets fans anticipation is galore Rodgers-to-Wilson touchdowns astatine MetLife. 

While Wilson mightiness beryllium Rodgers’ apical people connected paper, it was seasoned choky extremity Tyler Conklin, who had been soundless successful the 2 erstwhile games for New York, starring the mode successful the receiving crippled connected Thursday night. 

Conklin finished the crippled with a team-high 5 catches and 93 yards to assistance those sustained touchdown drives. 

In the tally game, it appears the Jets truly person a two-headed monster astatine the infinitesimal with Hall and rookie Braelon Allen, who became the youngest subordinate successful the Super Bowl epoch to people a touchdown past week. 

The Jets' defence was capable to cod six sacks connected the night, and it was Will McDonald IV, the team's first-round prime a twelvemonth ago, who had 2 connected the night. That marks 5 connected the play already aft having conscionable 3 past year.

The Patriots sent No. 3 wide prime Drake Maye into the crippled precocious successful the 4th fourth aft Brissett threw for conscionable 98 yards connected 12-of-18 passing. He went 4-of-8 done the aerial for 22 yards successful his archetypal regular-season crippled enactment of his young career. 

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)

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To enactment the Jets' domination into a squad perspective, they held the Patriots' discourtesy to conscionable 139 full yards, portion Rodgers and the discourtesy enactment unneurotic a whopping 400 connected the night.

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