Aaron Rodgers changes the narrative after being pulled from New York Jets game

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has revealed that he left their devastating defeat to the Buffalo Bills early to give Tyrod Taylor a chance to play. The Jets were brutally beaten by the Bills on Sunday, leaving Highmark Stadium with a 40-14 loss. This result brings the Jets down to a 4-12 record, a disappointing outcome compared to preseason predictions of them reaching the Super Bowl.

Against the Bills, Rodgers had 12-18 for 112 yards and two interceptions, one of which resulted in an unnecessary roughness penalty that even amused the referees. He also conceded a safety and became the most-sacked quarterback in NFL history, surpassing Tom Brady's record. When the Jets were trailing 40-0, head coach Jeff Ulbrich brought in Taylor.



Despite speculation that Rodgers had abandoned his team during the thrashing, it appears the four-time MVP was willing to step aside. "It was 33-0 and I said at some point, you wanna go to Tyrod here?" Rodgers disclosed. "The next play they threw a screen for a touchdown and it was 40-0.

" For the Jets, the 2024 NFL season has been a monumental failure. Rodgers added: "The season just got away from us, too many games got away from us, this game got away from us." Taylor was taken aback when his name was called in the fourth quarter: "I don't know what led to the decision for me to come in.

But I stayed ready like any other game and got in." The choice to let Taylor play offense paid off. Despite his limited time on the field, Taylor outperformed Rodgers by leading two touchdown drives.

His first touchdown pass was to wide receiver Garrett Wilson, who has openly voiced his dissatisfaction with Rodgers' preference for Lazard and Davante Adams in the Jets' offensive. He is reportedly considering requesting a trade if Rodgers returns to the Jets for the 2025 season. Taylor's second touchdown pass was to tight end Tyler Conklin, marking a quiet end to a terrible end-of-season performance for both Rodgers and the Jets.

According to Ulbrich, despite this, Rodgers will still start as quarterback to conclude the Jets' disappointing regular season. Ulbrich anticipates that Rodgers - who remains stuck on 499 NFL touchdown passes as he aims to become only the fifth player to surpass the 500 mark - will be under center against the Miami Dolphins on January 8..