Aaron Rodgers reaches new historic low as NY Jets somehow find another rock bottom

There's always a rockier bottom.

Justin Fried

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Aaron Rodgers is one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. The NY Jets QB has made a career out of setting records and reaching historic milestones. Unfortunately, not every record is a good one.

Rodgers was sacked for the 566th time in his illustrious NFL career in the third quarter of the Jets' 40-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 17, officially passing Tom Brady to become the most sacked quarterback in NFL history.

Rodgers has now taken more career sacks than Brady despite playing 88 fewer games and registering 3,845 fewer dropbacks. His 6.45 sack percentage is nearly two full percentage points higher than Brady's.

If the sack wasn't bad enough already, the following sequence proved to be even more disastrous for the Jets. Rodgers threw an interception, his second of the day, into the hands of Christian Benford. Benford would return the interception, only to be victimized by a late hit out of bounds courtesy of none other than...Rodgers.

It was the first unnecessary roughness penalty of Rodgers' 20-year career because of course it was. The Jets would implode shortly after that penalty. Rodgers wouldn't even finish the game.

Aaron Rodgers and the NY Jets imploded and made NFL history in the process

Josh Allen would fire a 30-yard touchdown to Amari Cooper just five plays later, giving the Bills a 19-0 lead. The Bills would score on their next three possessions, solidifying a blowout in the midst of another Jets rock bottom.

Rodgers finished the game 12-of-18 for 112 yards, zero touchdowns, two interceptions, and a safety before being replaced by Tyrod Taylor in the fourth quarter. That's the fewest yards Rodgers has ever thrown in a game in which he's also had multiple interceptions.

The Jets still have a decision to make on Rodgers' future in the coming weeks and it's hard to imagine his performance on Sunday will help his case. Two garbage-time touchdowns from Taylor were all that saved them from a 40-0 shutout.

In fact, this was the first time in Rodgers' entire career that he faced a 40-point deficit in a game he started. It's never been worse for Rodgers — and it's arguably never been worse for the Jets.

Rodgers' struggles and the Jets' ineptitude have coalesced into a level of chaos that raises serious questions about the team’s direction. The 2024 New York Jets have reached unprecedented levels of bad. This season has been nothing short of an unmitigated disaster for everyone involved.

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Justin Fried

Justin Fried is an editor for FanSided who has over seven years of experience covering the NFL and various other sports. A diehard Jets fan since birth, Justin has served as the editor for The Jet Press since 2019, interviewing athletes such as Sauce Gardner, Curtis Martin, LaDainian Tomlinson, Joe Klecko, and many others. Justin has also worked closely with brands like Red Bull to help highlight the niche sectors of the sporting world. His four-part series on the sport of breaking remains one of his proudest pieces of work. In his spare time, Justin is an avid pro wrestling fan who is fortunate enough to have traveled to nearly 30 different countries.