There were scary scenes during the Denver Broncos’ upset win over the New York Jets, with a player carted off on a stretcher. Denver running back Tyler Badie was tackled by Jets linebacker Quincy Williams on the last play of the first quarter, with Williams’ helmet striking Badie in the lower back. Badie walked OK to the sideline but once he was there, he was laid down on his back and attended too by medical staff for several minutes before he was taken off the field.
The Jets forced a turnover on the play when Badie fumbled the ball but it was one of the rare highlights of the day for the Jets, who didn’t cross the end zone during the upset 10-9 loss. Watch an average of 6 games each week during the regular season, plus every game of the NFL Postseason including the Super Bowl, LIVE on ESPN with Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial today > For Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, it was the first time in his lengthy career that he failed to throw a touchdown pass in a loss.
Rodgers, who missed all of last season with a knee injury, was seen favouring the same leg late in the fourth quarter but he was able to finish the game. The star quarterback blamed the offence and himself for the embarrassing loss. “When your defence holds them to 10, you’ve got to win the game 100% of the time.
That’s on the offence, that’s on me. Not good enough,” he said in the post-game press conference. The Broncos win moves them to 2-2 and in the thick of the race in the AFC West, wh.
