NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — New York Jets rookie Braelon Allen has become the youngest player in 94 years to score a touchdown in the NFL out of a scrimmage. Allen scored on a 12-yard touchdown pass from the oldest NFL player, 40-year-old Aaron Rodgers, with 1:47 left in the second quarter Sunday against Tennessee. The fourth-round pick from Wisconsin bowled into the end zone to end the play. His touchdown was the same as one scored by Arnie Herber in 1930 at the exact same age of 20 years, 239 days. Herber scored a touchdown for the Packers on Nov. 11, 1930, after being born in Green Bay.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — New York Jets rookie Braelon Allen has become the youngest player in 94 years to score a touchdown on a play in the NFL.

Allen scored a touchdown against Tennessee on Sunday with a 12-yard touchdown pass from the oldest NFL player, 40-year-old Aaron Rodgers, with 1:47 left in the second quarter. The fourth-round pick from Wisconsin threw the ball into the end zone to end the game.

With his touchdown, he tied the record of Arnie Herber, who scored in 1930 at exactly the same age of 20 years and 239 days.

The touchdown pass tied the game at 7-7 on the Jets’ best drive to date. Herber, born April 2, 1910 in Green Bay, played for the Packers when he caught a touchdown pass on November 27, 1930.

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