Aaron Rodgers interception ends Jets comeback hopes in crushing London loss to Sam Darnold, Vikings
LONDON — The Jets got Aaron Rodgers for moments like Sunday.Down by six points with three minutes left, the Jets had the Vikings right where they wanted them.Rodgers had the ball and two timeouts, but Rodgers did not deliver.Instead, Rodgers threw an interception to Vikings cornerback Stephon Gilmore with 44 seconds left in the game, ending the hope of a comeback at Tottenham Stadium.
Instead, the Jets lost 23-17 to Minnesota and fell to 2-3 this season.The Jets dug themselves a huge 17-0 hole early, partly because of two interceptions from Rodgers in the first quarter, one that was returned for a touchdown.Despite the sloppy start, the Jets fought their way back and had a chance to win in the final minutes.Rodgers and the Jets got the ball with 3:07 left at their own 30.
Rodgers hit Garrett Wilson for 16 yards and then Allen Lazard for two quick completions.A slant to Wilson and a 7-yard run by Breece Hall moved the ball to the 26.
After two incompletions, Rodgers tried to throw to Mike Williams down the sideline, but Williams did not seem to expect the pass and Gilmore picked it off instead.It was an anticlimactic end for the Jets, who controlled the game for most of the second half.The Vikings had a 10-point lead and the ball with just over 10 minutes left in the game but they could not move the ball and former Jets quarterback Sam Darnold turned back into the quarterback Jets fans remember all too well.Darnold threw high to Jordan Addison and Jets backup cornerback Brandin Echols made a diving interception to give the Jets the ball at the Minnesota 42 with 9:47 left in the game.Rodgers, who was moving slowly after injuring his knee in the third quarter, then marched the Jets to the end zone.
He completed a third-and-10 throw to Williams for 18 yards to get the Jets inside the 10.The Vikings then had a costly penalty when Gilmore was called for pass interference against Wilson on a third-and-goal incompletion from the 2 to give the Jets a new set of downs....