<body><div>Down 23-20 in the final minutes of the fourth quarter, the New York Jets' offense took the field for their final shot at victory. After nearly turning the ball over on the first play, a few incompletions and short yardage pickups, the Jets found themselves desperate on third and 16 on their 40-yard line. Aaron Rodgers was able to find Mike Williams deep on the right side of the field, but the two were out of sync and Williams fell trying to make a play.Buffalo Bills cornerback Taron Johnson intercepted the ball, securing the win and the No. 1 spot in the AFC East for the Bills.During the post-game press conference, Rodgers did not hide his disappointment with the team. "I thought [Todd Downing] did a good job. I know we did a couple of different things. They called a good game, we just didn't execute very well," Rodgers said to reporters.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2hFokf_0w8DhSWM00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2hFokf_0w8DhSWM00" width="620" height="320" ><figcaption>(Photo: © Chris Pedota, USA TODAY Sports)</figcaption></figure>Rodgers was asked about what had happened on the final play and, according to Rodgers, it seemed that Williams was the reason for the short offensive drive."There's two verticals, Allen's down the seam and Mike's down the redline… so I'm throwing a no-look to the redline. When I peak my eyes back there Mike's running an 'in-breaker' … it's gotta be down the redline."The statement caused some controversy with many claiming that Rodgers threw Williams under the bus.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Rodgers seemingly blames Mike Williams for the game losing int. “There’s two verticals, Allen’s down the seam and Mike’s down the redline… so I’m throwing a no look to the redline. When I peak my eyes back there Mike’s running an ‘in-breaker’ … it’s gotta be down the redline.” <a href="https://t.co/qEZvkKbquw">https://t.co/qEZvkKbquw</a><a href="https://t.co/n910IMqUA8">pic.twitter.com/n910IMqUA8</a>— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmanuelAcho/status/1846044235000066374?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>Today on "The Pat McAfee Show," Rodgers made his regular Tuesday appearance and addressed the rumblings about blaming Williams."I think if you watch my press conferences, I've started with myself when I've made mistakes," Rodgers told McAfee. "That's the standard for everybody. There were a lot of mistakes throughout the night, but if you're looking at just that play, that's what the question was, 'What happened on that play?'"Rodgers recounted what had happened on the final play, the same way he did in the post-game press conference."So I wasn't calling Mike out for anything but his responsibility and the details on that play. I have a lot of love and respect for Mike. He does some nice things for us. On that play he wasn't in the right spot. You can make more of that if you want to, but we all should be held to a standard."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Sources: The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jets</a> are planning to make WR Mike Williams available for trade after acquiring Davante Adams. Williams signed a 1-year deal this offseason and the current receiver room is just too crowded. <a href="https://t.co/VXmyyBaK49">pic.twitter.com/VXmyyBaK49</a>— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) <a href="https://twitter.com/Schultz_Report/status/1846236809312735576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>Although Rodgers was able to clear the air about Williams, it seems that Williams' time with the Jets is now over. Earlier today, it was reported that the Jets acquired Davante Adams from the Las Vegas Raiders in a trade. Rodgers and Adams were teammates in Green Bay for eight seasons (2014-2021). Williams signed a $5million, one-year contract (including $3,300,000 signing bonus, $8,300,000 guaranteed) with the Jets back on March 19. He is now made available as a trading piece now that Adams is joining the team. </div></body>

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Aaron Rodgers responds to accusations he threw Mike Williams under the bus after game-losing INT

Down 23-20 in the final minutes of the fourth quarter, the New York Jets' offense took the field for their final shot at victory. After nearly turning the ball over on the first play, a few incompletions and short yardage pickups, the Jets found themselves desperate on third and 16 on their 40-yard line. Aaron Rodgers was able to find Mike Williams deep on the right side of the field, but the two were out of sync and Williams fell trying to make a play.

Aaron Rodgers responds to accusations he threw Mike Williams under the bus after game-losing INT

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