Aaron Rodgers has late Garrett Wilson miss in Jets’ loss

LONDON — Aaron Rodgers and Garrett Wilson related 13 instances on Sunday, nevertheless it is among the instances they failed to attach that will probably be extra memorable.

With the Jets driving to attempt to win the sport, Rodgers overthrew a large open Wilson alongside the sideline.

The primary down incompletion felt prefer it may have been the game-winner after Wilson shook free on a double transfer and had nothing however grass in entrance of him on the play that originated on the Vikings 41-yard line.

As an alternative, Rodgers who didn’t have his toes set below him threw the ball too far and the Jets misplaced 23-17 after Rodgers’ third interception a couple of performs later.

Rodgers indicated Wilson might have slipped on the play.

Whereas the incompletion is memorable, the actual fact Wilson had 13 catches for 101 yards and a landing is notable after the hand-wringing over whether or not Wilson and Rodgers are on the identical web page and Wilson making vital feedback in regards to the offense and his utilization this week.

“On the finish of the day, it ain’t about me and him getting on the identical web page,” Wilson mentioned. “It ain’t about me and him doing da, da, da. We’ve obtained to win video games. It don’t matter. Do I believe that may assist us win? Sure. Do I believe me being concerned may also help us win? Sure. However the final purpose is profitable. No matter it takes to get there that’s what the hell we’ve obtained to do.”

Rodgers mentioned the Jets made an effort to get Wilson open.

Rodgers threw a 1-yard landing move to Wilson early within the fourth quarter that lower the rating to 20-17.

“It’s good to get G concerned,” Rodgers mentioned. “Moved him round quite a bit. Gave him plenty of totally different routes. , may have had even some greater ones. He slipped on the one that might have been a landing. He slipped on the in-break that might have been an enormous one out the again. So the sector, there was some dialog across the slipperiness of the sector. However each groups are enjoying on it. We’ve obtained to deal with that.”