New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers found himself having to explain a loss for the third straight week and his frustration was evident as he implored his team to “get going” following a loss to the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football.
“We need to get going,” Rodgers said Monday night, according to ESPN’s Rich Cimini. “This was a golden opportunity. Some games you win in the NFL, and some games you give away. This was a giveaway.”
Rodgers also took aim at the officials, as the Jets and Bills combined for 22 penalties and 204 yards, 11 penalties and 110 yards of that attributed to the Jets.
“It seemed a little ridiculous,” Rodgers said. “Some of [the calls] seemed really bad, including the roughing the passer on me [by AJ Epenesa]. That’s not roughing the passer. You might as well play Sarcastaball [a reference to the TV show ‘South Park’] if we’re going to call those things. And I thought the one on [Javon] Kinlaw wasn’t roughing the passer, either.”
Rodgers also pointed out a “phantom holding call” on Jets tackle Tyron Smith which wiped out a touchdown run by Braelon Allen that would have given the Jets a 27-20 lead during the third quarter.
“It’s frustrating,” he said. “I’m here to win those games.”
“I thought we were going to have a big night on offense,” Rodgers continued. “Again, this should have been a 30-plus point game on offense, and this shouldn’t even be a conversation.”