He threw a 10-yard touchdown to Allen Lazard to open the scoring. His former Green Bay Packers running mate now leads the NFL with three receiving touchdowns.

While Rodgers took center stage in a classic version, the future Hall of Famer also achieved a first when he scored his second touchdown of the evening along with Garrett Wilson.

It was the first touchdown between Rodgers and Wilson, of what Jets fans hope will be many more, and it was also the first touchdown that Rodgers threw to a wide receiver drafted in the first round in his career.

“Garrett is a special athlete, a special route runner and he has so much wiggle room, so special in terms of improvisation and his route running, but they’re going to get closer, they’re going to continue to work together and it’s only Week 3,” Saleh said. “This is such a long season and these two are only going to get better.”

As historic as Rodgers and Wilson’s score was, it was also a beautiful piece.

Rodgers threw a sidearm pass to Wilson, who caught it excellently and then was able to send the ball into the pylon for the six-yard line.

While he was tearing the Pats apart, Rodgers played all of his biggest hits. The 40-year-old model looked a lot like the 38-year-old model who won the MVP for the fourth time in his career. He threw beautiful off-platform passes, showed off his arm strength, was quick in and out of the pocket and, perhaps most impressively, excelled under pressure.

In his last two games, Rodgers has completed 4 of 10 passes for 26 yards, no touchdowns and one interception under pressure, according to Next Gen Stats. Against New England, he was pressured on 30% of his dropbacks, but completed an amazing 7 of 8 passes for 95 yards and a rating of 116.1.

Rodgers was in prime-time form, phenomenally complemented by outstanding performances from running backs Breece Hall and Braelon Allen, tight end Tyler Conklin and the aforementioned Wilson and Lazard. All of this happened while the Jets defense looked as dominant as it has in recent seasons.

This is what Gotham envisioned when it signed Rodgers in the 2023 offseason. And Rodgers hopes this is just the beginning of something special to come.

“We’re trying to change that whole mindset here, we’re trying to build something special here, get these fans to believe in us,” Rodgers told Prime Video’s Kaylee Hartung immediately after the game. “They’ve been tormented for a long time. Last year was obviously a rough year, but it’s good to be back, it’s good to be healthy. Again, I’m thankful to so many people that got me this far, but it’s great to be a Jet, great to have nights like this.”