Aaron Rodgers of New York Jets looking on/Aaron Rodgers (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers took a shot at one of his teammates following the team’s crucial 21-13 victory over the Houston Texans on “Thursday Night Football.”

Aaron Rodgers and the Jets (3-6) ended their five-game losing streak with a near-flawless second half, outscoring CJ Stroud and the Texans 21-6 in the final frame to keep their minimal postseason hopes alive.

Never one to mince words, however, Rodgers couldn’t help but call out rookie wide receiver Malachi Corley in his post-game interview after a mind-numbing mistake on the first play of the second quarter.

Corley took the toss from Rodgers and rushed it to the end zone for six. But he unfortunately committed the good ol’ DeSean Jackson and Leon Lett special by celebrating too early, throwing the ball behind him and losing possession before reaching the end zone:

Speaking to the “Thursday Night Football” crew after Thursday’s win, Aaron Rodgers called out Malachi Corley for committing the humiliating rookie mistake:

“I said we need to score 28 to 30 points. Tonight I’m counting 28. We scored 21 and we had another umm…ya know mishap there at the goal line.”

 

The good news for Corley is that the Jets won anyway. You see, Jackson’s error back in his 2008 rookie season cost the Eagles seven points, and they wound up losing 41-37 to the Dallas Cowboys in a Monday night thriller.

Rodgers threw for 211 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in the Jets’ victory over Houston. They’ll try to keep the momentum going with a road contest against Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals next Sunday.

Aaron Rodgers Saves The Jets Season…For Now

At 3-6, the Jets can probably realistically lose one more game if they’re to make the postseason. The good news is that they only have one game remaining against a team with a winning record, a Week 17 road game against the Buffalo Bills.

And it’s not like the Jets can’t beat the Bills, either. If the Jets can follow Rodgers’ 2016 Green Bay Packers and “run the table”, by winning out, they’ll finish 11-6 and surely return to the playoffs.

New York Jets Are Forcing Rookie WR Malachi Corley To Live Through His Embarrassing Touchdown Fail By Keeping The Video On Their Twitter Page Despite Getting Community Noted

Malachi Corley dropping football before crossing into end zone

Malachi Corley (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
The New York Jets were very frustrated with wide receiver Malachi Corley after he dropped himself out of a touchdown on Thursday night.

Corley thought he drew first blood for the Jets against the Houston Texans during the second quarter of their ‘TNF’ fixture but chose to let go of the ball before crossing the line. He was sure he’d scored the first TD of the game until the refs took a look at the play and deemed it was a touchback.

You can check it out in the video below:

Clearly not a touchdown, right?

Such a post would typically be deleted, given that the play was scratched off. But the Jets have kept it up despite the above, even after Community Noted.

 

Maybe they opted to keep it as a painful reminder for Malachi Corley, or maybe they just forgot to take it down after winning for the first time in six games. Who knows?

Malachi Corley’s TD Fail Did Not End Up Costing The Jets

As it turns out, the botched TD did not hurt the Jets, as they eventually won 21-13 to go 3-6 and possibly save their season. They will face the Arizona Cardinals next.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw for 211 yards and three scores on the night. He was involved in what may very well be the play of the season, finding Garrett Wilson in the end zone for an unbelievable one-handed catch.

The win could be a turning point for the struggling Jets. After Corley’s mistake, it looked like another long night for the AFC East side, but they managed to get past it and will hope they can push on from there.

The wideout has definitely learned his lesson and probably won’t be dropping any more footballs until after celebrating.