Aaron Rodgers blames Mike Williams for running wrong route on game-losing INT

The more things change with the NY Jets, the more they stay the same. Despite the firing of former head coach Robert Saleh, the Jets managed to lose their Week 6 game against the Buffalo Bills in essentially the exact same fashion they lost the previous week.

Aaron Rodgers threw a game-sealing interception on a play in which wide receiver Mike Williams fell down on the Jets' final offensive drive. Two weeks in a row, a new coaching staff, the same result.

Rodgers spoke to reporters following Monday night's loss and attempted to explain what happened on the fateful 3rd-and-16 play that was intercepted with just under two minutes remaining in the game.

The four-time MVP explained that there was a miscommunication on the route Williams ran and that Rodgers was attempting to re-adjust to Williams' route mid-throw. Evidently, it didn't work.

"It's two vertical [routes]. Allen [Lazard] is down the seam and Mike [Williams] is down the red line. I'm looking at Allen, he puts his hand up and three guys go with him. So I'm throwing a no-look to the red line. And when I peek my eyes back there, [Williams] is running an in-breaker. He's got to be on the red line. It's the little things every single time."

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Aaron Rodgers explained what happened on his game-sealing interception

The quick translation of that quote: Rodgers expected Williams to be somewhere else. He attempted to adjust to Williams' unexpected route and threw the ball where the defense wasn't, but his receiver slipped and ultimately allowed the pass to be intercepted.

Rodgers put together one of his best performances with the Jets on Monday, completing 23 of his 35 passes for 294 yards and two touchdowns. Unfortunately, it still wasn't enough to earn the Jets their third win of the season.

Much has been made about Rodgers' lack of chemistry with the Jets' wide receivers. Allen Lazard remains his personal favorite target. His chemistry with Garrett Wilson is growing by the week. Williams, however, remains an afterthought.

The former Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver was targeted three times on Monday, failing to haul in a single pass. He registered a drop on 1st-and-long earlier in the game when Rodgers fired a quick strike to counter the blitz, only for Williams not to be ready for the pass.

Rodgers' inability to get on the same page with his wide receivers has cost the Jets some points this season, and it will only fuel cries for the team to trade for Davante Adams, even if the 2-4 Jets might have bigger issues to worry about.

Adams likely catches that ball and perhaps wins the game for the Jets. Football isn't always that simple, but it's hard to deny that notion.

Rodgers is still playing at a high level, but unless he and his receivers figure things out quickly, his impressive performances aren't going to matter. The Jets are in danger of letting their playoff hopes slip away.

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