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Broken collarbone could end Rodgers NFL season
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AARON Rodgers’ season may have ended after an injury, just a week after the same thing happened to JJ Watt and Odell Beckham Jr.
It’s been a painful stretch for some of the National Football League’s top stars.
Rodgers broke his collarbone on Sunday in Green Bay’s 10-23 loss to Minnesota, and the Packers’ Super Bowl hopes could be lost right along with him.
Watt wrote on Twitter that he was “gutted” for Rodgers, who led the Packers to the NFC championship game last season and had them off to a 4-1 start this year.
“Losing Aaron Rodgers speaks for itself,” Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. “In my opinion, he’s the best player in football. This is the ultimate team game. We need to be better with the 11 people on the field that we have, regardless of the phase that we’re in. Ultimately that’s my responsibility.”
Jameis Winston also was lost early in Tampa Bay’s game at Arizona, though the Buccaneers made a spirited surge after he left before falling 33-38.
The Packers couldn’t do anything behind Rodgers’ replacement, Brett Hundley, who finished 18 of 33 for 157 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions.
Rodgers was hurt when linebacker Anthony Barr drove him into the turf after he got rid of a roll-out pass. Rodgers writhed on the turf as McCarthy argued for a roughing-the-passer penalty.
If he can’t make it back, Rodgers joins the likes of Watt, Houston’s defensive leader who broke his leg, and Beckham, who broke his ankle in the Giants’ loss last week.
Pittsburgh linebacker Vince Williams had a pair of sacks in Kansas City but left in the second half with a hip injury. The Steelers still managed to beat the sole unbeaten team this season 19-13.
Elsewhere, it was: Rams 27, Jaguars 17; Bears 27, Ravens 24 (in overtime); 49ers 24, Redskins 26; Browns 17, Texans 33; Lions 38, Saints 52; Dolphins 20, Falcons 17; Patriots 24, Jets 17; Chargers 17, Raiders 16; and Giants 23, Broncos 10.
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