Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown pass, but the Jets' defense got manhandled by the 49ers in a 32-19 loss on Monday.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Aaron Rodgers ' long-awaited return to the field was spoiled by San Francisco as the 49ers got 147 yards rushing and a touchdown from fill-in back Jordan Mason in a 32-19 victory over the New York Jets on Monday night.Rodgers threw for 167 yards and one TD and also had an interception exactly 52 weeks to the day after his debut with New York ended with a torn Achilles after four snaps.
That turned a 13-7 lead into a 23-7 advantage with the Jets getting only one kneel down snap during that stretch.Rodgers then threw an interception on the next drive on a pass to Garrett Wilson that was deflected by Deommodore Lenoir into the hands of linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles.Rodgers threw his first TD pass in 610 days when he took advantage of a free play when Leonard Floyd jumped offsides to connect on a 36-yard scoring strike to Allen Lazard that cut the deficit to 26-13.
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