Even Aaron Rodgers Thought His Unnecessary Roughness Penalty Was Kind of Funny

Ryan Phillips | Dec 29, 2024

Rodgers became the most sacked quarterback in NFL history in Week 17 against the Buffalo Bills. / Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

Aaron Rodgers is having rough day.

Rodgers and his New York Jets are getting hammered by the Buffalo Bills, and he's struggling big time. On back-to-back plays, Rodgers became the most sacked player in NFL history, then threw his second interception of the game. To cap it all off, he got flagged for unnecessary roughness for a late hit out of bounds.

The record-clinching sack is below:

"Rodgers — now sacked the most of any quarterback in NFL history... You've gotta be pretty good to have that record."

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Then, Rodgers threw an awful pass that Christian Benford intercepted. Watch until the end to see Rodgers gently shove Benford once he was already out of bounds.

Christian Benford with the Bills' second pick of the day

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That was such a light shove that it clearly wasn't intentional. It's rare an NFL official has to call a late hit by a quarterback instead of a late hit on a quarterback.

Even Rodgers seemed to think the whole situation was pretty funny.

Aaron Rodgers is flagged for an unnecessary roughness penalty after throwing his second interception of the game pic.twitter.com/0EPORP3dh0

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At least he can laugh about the horrible afternoon the Jets are having.

The Bills led 33–0 after three quarters.

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