{"id":11034,"date":"2024-10-15T12:48:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T12:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=11034"},"modified":"2024-10-15T12:48:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T12:48:17","slug":"aaron-rodgers-says-mike-williams-ran-wrong-route-on-late-game-interception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=11034","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Rodgers Says Mike Williams Ran Wrong Route on Late-Game Interception"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_jjmvck-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>There was some miscommunication on the Jets&#8217; offense in crunch time.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_sg1zy7wrx\">For a second straight week, quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets offense possessed the football with a chance to win the game in the closing minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_df4vfa3qc\">And for a second straight week, receiver Mike Williams\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/aaron-rodgers-bench-reaction-game-sealing-interception-meme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/aaron-rodgers-bench-reaction-game-sealing-interception-meme\" aria-label=\"slipped while trying to make a catch - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">slipped while trying to make a catch<\/a>, and a defensive back intercepted the pass to hand the Jets a loss.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tout_d_1_4\">\n<div id=\"tout_d_1_4_slot0\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23162276296\/SportsIllustrated\/si.com\/tout_d_0__container__\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xaqiblm6u\">On third-and-16 from the Jets&#8217; 40-yard line, Rodgers attempted to throw a deep pass to Williams down the sideline. But Rodgers underthrew the pass, causing Williams to slip and allowing Buffalo Bills cornerback Taron Johnson to make a diving catch for the interception.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_u1xgd6zts\">Rodgers explained to the media after the Jets&#8217; 23\u201320 loss that there was miscommunication on the route that Williams ran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_3cc5xrgho\">&#8220;It&#8217;s two vertical [routes],&#8221; Rodgers explained to the media after the game. &#8220;Allen [Lazard] is down the seam and Mike&#8217;s down the red line. I&#8217;m looking at Allen, he puts his hand up and three guys go with him. So I&#8217;m throwing a no-look to the red line. And when I peek my eyes back there, [Williams] is running an in-breaker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xlajoxua8\">&#8220;He&#8217;s got to be on the red line.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Connor_J_Hughes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Connor_J_Hughes<\/a> asked <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jets<\/a> QB Aaron Rodgers about the interception he threw on the pass to Mike Williams.<\/p>\n<p>He seemed to get pretty frustrated because Williams ran the wrong route. \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyjets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nyjets<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JetUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JetUp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dt2byyz3HE\">https:\/\/t.co\/Dt2byyz3HE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KJYTBThj5y\">pic.twitter.com\/KJYTBThj5y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Andrew Esden Jr (@BoyGreen25) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoyGreen25\/status\/1846044437492777165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;red line&#8221; Rodgers is referring to likely is the red stripe that many NFL teams paint on their practice fields just a few yards away from the sidelines to help receivers with their routes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_gb75eoku7\">Rodgers stated that he thought Williams would be streaking down the &#8220;red line&#8221; near the sideline and not breaking toward it, thus causing his misfired throw.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_n2z9wobn4\">On the night, Rodgers threw for 294 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception on 23-of-35 passing\u2014good for a 99.0 passer rating. Williams, meanwhile, wasn&#8217;t able to haul in any of his three targets, and the Jets&#8217; comeback drive was once again halted by an interception, just like in New York&#8217;s 23\u201317 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in London last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_i8pp05yqy\">The Jets, now 2\u20134, will be back on the field Sunday night for another primetime matchup againt the Pittsburgh Steelers.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_i8pp05yqy\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was some miscommunication on the Jets&#8217; offense in crunch time. 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