Aaron Rodgers may have helped Jets upset Eagles

Rodgers didn’t have a direct line to Wilson, who completed 19 of 33 passes for 186 yards, but it seems the four-time NFL MVP certainly may have had some influence over which plays would work better in certain situations.

New York’s offense didn’t score a touchdown until the final two minutes of the fourth quarter when Breece Hall scampered in from eight yards out to give the Jets their first lead of the game. 

The Jets were then successful on the subsequent two-point conversion when Wilson found Randall Cobb, a former teammate of Rodgers in Green Bay, in the middle of the end zone to push New York’s lead to six points.

The Jets finished with 244 yards of total offense and had just two drives that covered more than 50 yards, but Wilson was much improved in the second half, going 8-for-12 for 90 yards after a rough first half (11 of 21 for 96 yards).

Prior to the game, Rodgers, who is no longer on crutches or using a leg brace, was throwing passes at MetLife Stadium during warmups. He’s just four weeks removed from an “innovative” surgery designed to expedite the recovery time for an Achilles injury.

Though Rodgers stated his goal is to play again this season, he settled for a sideline seat on Sunday.

"He wanted to be on the sidelines," Jets head coach Robert Saleh told reporters after the win. "It's unbelievable. A lot of people that I have talked to — I won't name names — but who have also had it, that everyone is in awe that he is even walking. For him to be on the sideline standing the entire time, he's a freakazoid."