Their Quarterback Got Injured. This NFL Team Got Better.

null By Andrew BeatonJan. 1, 2024 10:01 am ETWhen Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon on his first drive as quarterback of the New York Jets, it wasn’t simply another catastrophe for a woebegone franchise. It also served as a grim omen for the rest of the NFL. Over the course of the rest of the 2023 season, star quarterbacks that franchises had invested fortunes in continued to go down and to not get back up again. When the likes of the Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow and the Minnesota Vikings’ Kirk Cousins suffered season-ending injuries, their teams’ Super Bowl hopes plummeted instantaneously. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Sponsored Offersadidas: Special: Up to 60% Off Sale + Full-Price Items w/ adidas Promo CodeNike: Save up to 40% on new sale items + free deliveryASOS: ASOS Promo Code: 25% OffMichael Kors: Michael Kors Sale: Get up to 70% OffJCPenney: Extra 10% Off your Order With JCPenney CouponTarget: Take 20% o

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Their Quarterback Got Injured. This NFL Team Got Better.

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Andrew Beaton

Jan. 1, 2024 10:01 am ET

When Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon on his first drive as quarterback of the New York Jets, it wasn’t simply another catastrophe for a woebegone franchise. It also served as a grim omen for the rest of the NFL.

Over the course of the rest of the 2023 season, star quarterbacks that franchises had invested fortunes in continued to go down and to not get back up again. When the likes of the Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow and the Minnesota Vikings’ Kirk Cousins suffered season-ending injuries, their teams’ Super Bowl hopes plummeted instantaneously.