Aaron Rodgers got benched with 12:37 remaining in the fourth quarter of what turned out to be a 40-14 New York Jets loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 17.
After the game, Rodgers was asked for the details of his conversation with interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich on the sideline about the benching.
“I mean it was 33-0. We were sitting there and I said at some point, probably go to Tyrod [Taylor] here, huh? Then the next play they [the Bills] threw a screen for a touchdown. So it was 40-0,” Rodgers explained on Sunday, December 29.
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Jets Make Clear Stance on Rodgers For Week 18
Rodgers had his worst game of the season.
He finished 12-of-18 for 112 passing yards, didn’t score a touchdown, tossed two interceptions, and was sacked four times.
“I gotta look at the tape. Honestly like I didn’t get to see a lot of the offense. I was doing a lot of defensive adjustments, especially in that first half and a good part of that third quarter. We’ll see when I get a good look at the tape,” Ulbrich responded when asked for his assessment of Rodgers’ performance.
Despite the benching and poor play, Ulbrich told the media that he expects Rodgers to start at quarterback in the regular season finale versus the Miami Dolphins “barring injury.”
This is a developing story and we’ll provide new details as they become available.
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