The arm is always the same. Powerful and precise. The legs, despite the skepticism that accompanied his return after the traumatic injury to the Achilles tendon, are still able to avoid the aggression of the defensive lines and find the right gap to throw. The attitude to win and leadership, then, has never been in question.
Gentlemen, here is the great Aaron Rodgers again, a fantastic quarterback who has so far won too few games compared to his formidable qualities (only one Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers).
At 40, he still wants to get involved, risk disastrous tackles and experience the adrenaline rush of victory in the game of football.
We, as we wrote, had already liked him in San Francisco. Of course, taking into account the strength of the opponent and the fact that it was his first match since the serious injury suffered, but yesterday he made a leap forward in his condition and seemed like a vintage Rodgers in the most competitive and technically valid sense of the term.
The quarterback threw two touchdown passes while being cheered by the chants of “Aa-ron! Rod-gers!” from the home fans who had been waiting too long for a high-level season. And the New York defense was also dominant, the result was a clear 24-3 victory over the New England Patriots who are in full reconstruction but who until Thursday’s match had performed well with a win and a loss after a strenuous fight.
“It was a really special night,” Rodgers said. “All those chants really mean a lot to me. I felt great out there. I felt good before the game. I explained that the more I play, the more comfortable I’ll feel. This was kind of the first step in showing that I can play the way I know I can play. I feel like myself again.”
Rodgers finished 27-of-35 for 281 yards with TD throws to Garrett Wilson and Allen Lazard as the Jets (2-1) snapped an eight-game home losing streak against the Patriots (1-2).
“Aaron still has a lot in those legs and his arm is still 30 years old and his head is perfectly focused on the game,” said coach Saleh. With whom there was a moment of tension, apparently inexplicable, on the sideline, caught by the cameras.
After Hall’s TD, the coach seemed to want to hug his QB, who looked at him seriously and then pushed him away. But both of them played it down – “just a misunderstanding on how to celebrate the moment” – and laughed about it. When you win, everything is easier, right?
New York Jets 24 New England Patrios 4
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– 2024-09-21 14:17:13
