Mike Williams may have fallen out of Aaron Rodgers’ circle of trust when he allegedly ran the wrong route and then slipped on the QB’s fourth-quarter interception in Monday’s loss to the Bills.
Mike Williams may have fallen out of Aaron Rodgers’ circle of trust when he allegedly ran the wrong route and then slipped on the QB’s fourth-quarter interception in Monday’s loss to the Bills.
Rodgers sounded frustrated in the postgame press conference, saying that Williams ran an incorrect route on what proved to the offense’s final play in the 23-20 setback.
“There’s two verticals, Allen (Lazard)’s down the seam, and Mike’s down the red line,” Rodgers said after the game. “So, I’m throwing a no look to the red line. When I peak my eyes back there Mike’s running an ‘in-breaker’ … it’s gotta be down the red line.”
Facing a 3rd-and-16 at the Jets’ 40-yard line while trailing, 23-30, with 2:01 remaining, Rodgers attempted to hit Williams down the right sideline for a huge gain.
However, Williams slipped and that allowed Taron Johnson to jump in front of him for the interception that all but ended the game.
