The only date Aaron Rodgers And what the New York Jets are creating this season is of the ominous kind — and Rodgers is doing his best to have a sense of humor about it all.
During the Jets' 40-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, December 29 — New York's sixth defeat in seven games — Rodgers, 41, was sacked four times, becoming the most sacked quarterback in NFL history.
Rodgers has now been sacked 568 times, which is more than… Tom BradyMark 565.
“Yes, I talked Tom into it,” Rodgers joked to reporters after the game.
Rodgers achieved the dubious distinction in his 247th NFL game. Meanwhile, Brady finished his career with a total of 335 NFL games under his belt.
The defeat at the hands of the Bills on Sunday was the country's latest embarrassment A series of them this season For airplanes. They fell to 4-12 on the year after opening the season with Super Bowl aspirations.
Rodgers took out his frustrations during the game's third quarter, when he was called for an unsportsmanlike penalty for pushing a Bills corner. Christian Benford on the ground after throwing his second interception of the afternoon.
AJ Epenesa No. 57 of the Buffalo Bills knocks out Aaron Rodgers No. 8 of the New York Jets for a safety during the second quarter at Highmark Stadium on December 29, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York.
Timothy T. Ludwig/Getty Images“I don't think I pushed him too hard,” Rodgers said after the match.
Ultimately, Rodgers said the game was an indication of how things have gone all year for the Jets.
“Yeah, I mean it's kind of like the season, it just kind of got away from us,” he explained. “A lot of games have gotten away from us. This one got away from us. We were moving the ball well and then we hit the wall. That was kind of the offseason as well.”
The Jets will conclude the regular season on Sunday, January 5 against the Miami Dolphins. What happens next is anyone's guess. Rodgers indicated his desire to return and play for the Jets next season, but no official decision has been made by the team.
Tom Brady (right) and Aaron Rodgers (left)
Carmen Mandato/Getty Images for the matchESPN reported On Monday, December 30, where the franchise will be interviewed Rex Ryan and Ron Rivera for the Jets' head coaching job this offseason. After the planes The coach was fired Robert Saleh In October, Jeff Ulbrich He served as the team's interim coach.
The team has achieved only two wins in two matches since the dismissal of Saleh (45 years old) on October 8.
During Aaron Rodgers' rookie season with the Green Bay Packers, his relationship with teammate Brett Favre needed a lot of defrosting. Rodgers, 41, was drafted 24th overall by the Packers in the 2005 NFL Draft, a surprising flop for a player who was widely expected to be drafted inside the top five.
During Sunday's game broadcast on CBS, he was the play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz He revealed what Rodgers told him when asked last week And about his future with the team.
“He looked us straight in the eyes and said, 'I really don't know.' “It's going to take a while,” Nantz, 65, recalls.
Rodgers played just four snaps for the Jets during his first year with the team in 2023, and he is struggling Season-ending Achilles tendon injury On his first command.
