Jets score ridiculous Hail Mary TD on vintage Aaron Rodgers deep ball

While NY Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has long been established as one of the greatest throwers of the football in NFL history, he has become the unquestioned king of Hail Mary throws. Not even Roger Staubach, who created the play, can hold a candle to Rodgers when there is only enough time for one play left in the half.

After the Jets saw all the air come out of MetLife Stadium when Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills scored their 20th points of the first half, Rodgers marched them into Hail Mary range after connecting with Garrett Wilson. What happened next was nothing short of a storybook play.

Rodgers chucked it up for Allen Lazard, who managed to come down with it after some initial confusion by the referees. Rodgers' ninth touchdown pass of the year, which was also his fifth to Lazard, was a 52-yard Hail Mary that helped cut the deficit to 20-17 as the Jets went into the locker room.

Aaron Rodgers connects with Allen Lazard for wild Hail Mary TD vs. Bills on MNF

Rodgers finished the first half 13-17 for 192 yards and two touchdowns. Rodgers looked like his old self with new offensive coordinator Todd Downing in place of Nathaniel Hackett, as the ball was coming out quick and accurately against a very skilled and well-performing Bills defense.

The Jets may need Rodgers to pull a few more rabbits out of his hat in the second half. The Jets allowed a Bills team fresh off watching Allen complete nine of 30 passes to march down the field with ease. Ray Davis had 116 yards from scrimmage, and Allen has as many incomplete passes as he does touchdowns.

While the Jets may not win this game, throws like that are why it's hard to fully give up hope. Some may call Hail Mary throws luck, but when Rodgers has done it so consistently over the course of his very long NFL career, it's clear the future Hall of Famer has an odd talent for this heaves at the end of the half.