Aaron Rodgers tossed a TD to Garrett Wilson and came away unscathed on a hard hit in his first game wearing green and white.
flushed the Jets' prized possession from the pocket and sent him on the run. Simmons even lunged at Rodgers, got a piece of his foot and sent the 39-year-old quarterback stumbling towards the sidelines.
More importantly, those legs are still in one piece and so is Rodgers, the latest savior of this star-crossed franchise. He played 10 plays in this game and finished 5 of 8 for 47 yards, including that lovely, 14-yard touchdown pass toBut none of that mattered as much as the fact that he walked off the field under his own power and didn't need to stop in the trainers' room after the game.
It felt like tempting fate to send another starting quarterback out for this intra-city battle considering what seemed to be happening every 10 years, like clockwork. Saleh explained it during the week by saying"You can't coach scared. You can't play scared." "I think it all helps," Saleh said."As much as we felt it would be good for him out there, it was just as good for his teammates . It can only help. Does it answer all our questions leading into Sept. 11? No. But at least it gives us a step in the right direction."
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