Aaron Rodgers had a disturbing realization after the Jets' disastrous first half

Aaron Rodgers had a realization about the Jets' season before the team ended a five-game losing streak by beating the Texans 21-13 on Thursday night.

“I was just way off base. I mean, I was as bad as I could play in the first half,” Rodgers said during a postgame interview with Amazon. “And I realized that our season was kind of on the line here. I have to imagine you know what’s happening or we’ll be planning our offseason.”

Rodgers figured it out, and now there's at least some hope that the Jets can still turn their season around with a 3-6 record and a soft schedule.

After trailing 7-0 at halftime, Rodgers completed 15 of 18 passes for three touchdown passes and 179 yards and rallied in the second half.

Rodgers finished 22 of 32 for 211 yards with three touchdown passes.

Rodgers had plenty of help. Garrett Wilson caught Rodgers' first two touchdown passes, the second being a brilliant one-handed catch in the back of the end zone that drew comparisons to Odell Beckham.

“I just threw one there and he made an incredible catch,” Rodgers said. “That was a huge piece. … This is a game-changing game.”

It was originally ruled incomplete, but the Jets appealed it and the decision was reversed because the referees found Wilson's shin was on the ground in the zone.

That gave the Jets a 14-10 lead with 12:54 to play.

The Jets (3-6) will face the Cardinals (4-4) on November 10th in Arizona.