Aaron Rodgers is ready for more.
Shortly after delivering a dominant 24-3 win over the Patriots on Thursday, the Jets QB celebrated his first win at MetLife Stadium on Instagram.
“W,” he wrote in his story, sharing a celebratory Jets post, adding a heart and “I love you gesture” emoji and a “ThisIs40” hashtag.
Rodgers finished the night – his first home game with the Jets since his infamous Achilles tendon tear in the 2023 home opener – with 281 yards on 27 of 35 passes and two touchdowns.
As if to allay any fears about his surgically repaired leg, he ran three times for a total of 18 yards, delighting the crowd that chanted his name throughout the Thursday Night Football spectacle.
“It was a very special night,” Rodgers told reporters. “All of those chants are really meaningful.”
The game featured some retro elements for the quarterback.
He completed three passes for 48 yards to Allen Lazard, his longtime Packers receiver, including a 10-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter – the wideout’s third touchdown, putting him a league lead after reaching the end zone twice in the season opener at San Francisco.
“Before the game against San Francisco, I told him I wanted the first touchdown he threw as a Jet. And after I scored that, then his first touchdown here at JetLife Stadium,” Lazard said. “The way his season ended here last year and everything, it was a special moment for us. I’m so happy for him. For him to make it here at 40 years old, after an Achilles injury and three games in 10 days, I’m proud of everyone, especially him. And it was a special moment for us.”
Oh, and it was the first in Rodgers’ MetLife account.
A year after an injury disaster, the 40-year-old quarterback is ready to present a new chapter to Gang Green fans.
“We’re trying to change the whole mindset here, we’re trying to build something special here, get these fans to believe in us,” Rodgers told Prime Video’s Kaylee Hartung after the game. “They’ve been tormented for a long time. Last year was obviously a rough year, but it’s good to be back, it’s good to be healthy.”
“I’m grateful to so many people for getting me here. But it’s great to be a Jet and experience nights like this.”
