EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers was banged up and frustrated after a soggy, sloppy, mistake-filled day.
He and the New York Jets had the ball with the game on the line. And they couldn't deliver. “The weather sucked,” Rodgers said.
“But so did some of my throws.” It was that type of game for Rodgers and the Jets, who couldn't get much going on offense and then could only watch as Greg Zuerlein missed a potential winning 50-yard field goal in the final minute of what was a brutal 10-9 loss to the Denver Broncos on a rainy Sunday. “We had some chances, but way too many mental mistakes,” Rodgers bemoaned.
"Too many poor throws and then we just missed some easy stuff. Some protection stuff that should’ve been easy. Some route adjustments stuff that should’ve been easy.
“I don’t know, our focus just wasn’t as sharp as it’s been the first three weeks.” And Rodgers had the Jets (2-2) and their fans holding their breath a bit when he came up limping late in the game after a sack. He was favoring his left leg — the same on which his Achilles tendon was surgically repaired last year — and was looked at on the sideline by trainers.
“Yeah, I’m banged up a little bit, but, yeah, I’m OK,” Rodgers said, adding both legs are dealing with some “stuff." Same for the Jets' offense. After a terrific performance against New England in a Thursday night victory, Rodgers and New York fell flat in a game that was there for the taking — all day.
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