The Jets have been waiting for Aaron Rodgers to play like this

There were 15 completions on 18 pass attempts, three touchdown passes and 179 yards through the air.

It all came in a one-sided second half.

This was the Aaron Rodgers the Jets had been waiting for.

After a shaky first half, the four-time MVP found his groove and helped secure a much-needed 21-13 victory over the AFC South-leading Texans on Thursday night at MetLife Stadium.

Rodgers became the first Jets quarterback to score three points in a single game since Mike White did it on November 27, 2022 against the Bears.

He threw two of them to Garrett Wilson and another to Davante Adams.

“Night and day,” Adams said when asked about Rodgers’ second-half performance. “I think everyone was. We all had hiccups early on. [No.] 12…8…turned it around. I'm still not used to it [new number]. He turned it around and we were finally able to figure it out.”

There were a number of positive events for the Jets as they snapped a five-game losing streak.

The defense recorded a season-high eight sacks and limited the Texans to two field goals in the second half.

Adams and Wilson finally looked like the dynamic tandem the Jets were hoping for after deciding to acquire Adams from the Raiders.

But Rodgers looked like he was at the top of the list.

“I played as bad as I could in the first half and I knew I had to get better from there,” said Rodgers, who went 7-for-14 for 32 yards in the first half.

It had been a struggle for him. During the losing streak, he threw nearly as many interceptions (six) as touchdown passes (seven).

He had chances to win with several defeats towards the end, but didn't make it.

This worrying trend came to an end against the Titans.

He made big plays when the game was on the line, and the Jets can now think about turning their year around.

“In the second half, the season was on the line, so to speak. Obviously we wouldn't have been mathematically eliminated. But mentally it would have been really difficult to take a 7-2 lead,” said Rodgers. “Hopefully that gives us confidence that we can beat anyone because we feel like we can. “The way we played offensively in the second half is the way we've been waiting for this offensive to somehow wake up. I was as close to perfect as I needed to be, but that’s the standard I need to play at.”