{"id":148793,"date":"2023-10-03T16:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T20:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=148793"},"modified":"2023-10-03T15:57:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T19:57:54","slug":"jets-rodgers-shot-chiefs-kelce-pfizer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/10\/03\/jets-rodgers-shot-chiefs-kelce-pfizer\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets&#8217; Aaron Rodgers Takes Shot at Chiefs&#8217; Travis Kelce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even when his <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/09\/30\/jets-wilson-name-drops-chiefs-jones\/\" target=\"_self\">potential romance<\/a> with pop stars isn\u2019t dominating headlines, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has been very visible in recent weeks. Kelce has been the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=travis+kelce+commercials&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS1023US1023&amp;oq=t&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCwgBEEUYJxg7GIoFMgYIABBFGDwyCwgBEEUYJxg7GIoFMgYIAhBFGDsyCwgDEEUYJxg7GIoFMgYIBBBFGDwyBggFEEUYPDIGCAYQRRg8MgYIBxBFGDzSAQgxNTUzajBqNKgCALACAA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">face of several campaign ads<\/a>. He has even joined teammate Patrick Mahomes in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PL-5pfIstDU\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new spot for insurance giant<\/a> State Farm. But one of his ads grabbed the attention of New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers.<\/p>\n<p>It led to a new nickname for Kelce from the injured passer who was giving his take on his team\u2019s closer-than-anticipated 23-20 loss on Sunday Night Football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Pfizer, we kind of shut him down. He didn\u2019t have his crazy impact game,\u201d Rodgers said on the \u201cPat McAfee Show\u201d on October 3.<\/p>\n<h2>Aaron Rodgers Takes Jab at Chiefs&#8217; Travis Kelce: &#8216;Mr. Pfizer&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>The ad in question promotes getting a COVID-19 shot and a flu shot at the same time.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%; padding-bottom: 40px;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0; left: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ispot.tv\/share\/5bRp\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Rodgers is a well-known supporter of holistic medicine. But he was also at the center of some controversy for refusing to and then later lying about taking the vaccine at the height of the virus. Of course, Kelce and Rodgers could also be seen <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ent_film\/status\/1708688063579234786\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">chatting it up pre-game<\/a>. So the likelihood of this being anything serious seems slim.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think some things are better left on the field,\u201d Rodgers said of the content of their discussion. \u201cBut I\u2019ve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatMcAfeeShow\/status\/1709276940052361685\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">known him for a long time<\/a>, and it was just a quick chat. I got to see him, and I got to see Marquez [Valdes-Scantling], who I love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers added that he joked with Mahomes about one of them always missing their games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne year he got hurt, and one year I got COVID toe, and then, obviously, this year,\u201d Rodgers continued.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce finished the game with six receptions for 60 yards on nine targets.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs struggled with a feisty Jets defense that intercepted Mahomes twice and had multiple other opportunities to take the ball away on the night. They sacked him just once but he was not able to survey from the pocket often. No one in the organization will complain too heavily about a win, though. Especially not one that came when so many things went wrong.<\/p>\n<p>There is also some <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFF_Brad\/status\/1709274867801968955\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">irony in Rodgers&#8217; comments<\/a> given the owner of the team he plays for.<\/p>\n<h3>Patrick Mahomes Shouts Out Teammate<\/h3>\n<p>Mahomes\u2019 rougher-than-usual night did not deter him from appreciating the efforts of his defense, with the two-time MVP <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMahomes\/status\/1708726353418158232\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">showing some love<\/a> to safety Bryan Cook for his stop on Jets running back Dalvin Cook whose explosive run set New York up to take a lead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrazy,\u201d Mahomes said in a quote post of a clip of the tackle.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On 1st &amp; 10, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Jets<\/a> RB Breece Hall puts on the jets and picks up 43 yards. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Chiefs<\/a> safety Bryan Cook made the tackle.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChiefsKingdom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ChiefsKingdom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gZObc5sHx2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/gZObc5sHx2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Devon Clements (@DevclemNFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DevclemNFL\/status\/1708671464872747436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cook, a second-round pick in last year\u2019s draft, was credited with two tackles for the game, none more critical than that.<\/p>\n<h3>Penalties Take Center Stage<\/h3>\n<p>There was much ado about the penalties on both sides with Jets cornerback Michael Carter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcarter2nd\/status\/1708687226681360804\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posting in protest<\/a> as well as Mahomes and New York\u2019s Sauce Gardner sharing <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/jets-cb-sauce-gardner-disputes-patrick-mahomes-comments-on-penalty-it-was-not-a-holding-000329569.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">differing views<\/a> of the events of the night. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cousindude1\/status\/1708838589872709986\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Both sides<\/a> have <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheColinCooper\/status\/1708679509338186009\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">strong arguments<\/a>, and that ultimately points to a league issue more than any team getting the benefit over the other.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t mean this will be the end of the talk, though.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers took a playful shot at Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce over a new ad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2879,"featured_media":148795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,6],"tags":[275,7811,339],"class_list":["post-148793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chiefs","category-jets","tag-aaron-rodgers","tag-chiefs-featured","tag-travis-kelce"],"modified_by":"Josh Buckhalter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2879"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148793\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}