New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers took a shot at one of his teammates following the team’s crucial 21-13 victory over the Houston Texans on “Thursday Night Football.”
Aaron Rodgers and the Jets (3-6) ended their five-game losing streak with a near-flawless second half, outscoring CJ Stroud and the Texans 21-6 in the final frame to keep their minimal postseason hopes alive.
Never one to mince words, however, Rodgers couldn’t help but call out rookie wide receiver Malachi Corley in his post-game interview after a mind-numbing mistake on the first play of the second quarter.
Corley took the toss from Rodgers and rushed it to the end zone for six. But he unfortunately committed the good ol’ DeSean Jackson and Leon Lett special by celebrating too early, throwing the ball behind him and losing possession before reaching the end zone:
Corley drops the ball just short of the end zone for a touchback while celebrating against the Texans.
This sums up the entire Jets’ season in one play.pic.twitter.com/lFRGW4UP1T
— Lawrence Smelser (@LawrenceSmelser) November 1, 2024
Speaking to the “Thursday Night Football” crew after Thursday’s win, Aaron Rodgers called out Malachi Corley for committing the humiliating rookie mistake:
“I said we need to score 28 to 30 points. Tonight I’m counting 28. We scored 21 and we had another umm…ya know mishap there at the goal line.”
Aaron Rodgers took a jab at Malachi Corley for dropping the ball which cost the #Jets a TD:
‘I said we need to score 28-30 points. Tonight I’m counting 28. We scored 21 & we had another uhm… ya know at the goal line.’ 🤣😳
🎥 @NFLonPrime #JetUp pic.twitter.com/fEa6WzGHzD
— Paul Andrew Esden Jr (@BoyGreen25) November 1, 2024
The good news for Corley is that the Jets won anyway. You see, Jackson’s error back in his 2008 rookie season cost the Eagles seven points, and they wound up losing 41-37 to the Dallas Cowboys in a Monday night thriller.
Rodgers threw for 211 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in the Jets’ victory over Houston. They’ll try to keep the momentum going with a road contest against Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals next Sunday.
Aaron Rodgers Saves The Jets Season…For Now
At 3-6, the Jets can probably realistically lose one more game if they’re to make the postseason. The good news is that they only have one game remaining against a team with a winning record, a Week 17 road game against the Buffalo Bills.
And it’s not like the Jets can’t beat the Bills, either. If the Jets can follow Rodgers’ 2016 Green Bay Packers and “run the table”, by winning out, they’ll finish 11-6 and surely return to the playoffs.
