It seemed like a matter of when, not if, as the Jets closed in on the end zone late in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Rams. Aaron Rodgers was on the doorstep of history. And he looked like a man intent on reaching his latest milestone on his terms: he had thrown career touchdown No.
200 and No. 400 to his favorite receiver, Davante Adams. And sitting on No.
499, he clearly wanted the next one to be to Adams as he force fed him the ball. But the Jets didn’t get in the end zone at the end of the second quarter. They didn’t get in the end zone early in the third quarter.
And after Rodgers’ red-hot start, leading the Jets on a 99-yard touchdown drive to start the game, they didn’t get in the end zone again on the way to another humiliating loss, 19-9 to the Rams. Along the way the Jets blew their sixth fourth-quarter lead of the season, allowing the Rams to score 13 unanswered points in the final 13 minutes to seal the win. They also made history, just not the kind Rodgers was hoping for, becoming the first team in 25 years to score fewer than 10 points without punting, according to ESPN.
It’s still likely a matter of if, not when, for Rodgers who has two games left to become only the fifth quarterback in NFL history to throw for 500 touchdowns. Rodgers had shown flashes of strong play in recent weeks that could convince the next coach and general manager to keep him around, but days like this are further proof that Rodgers time with the Jets has been.
