When Aaron Rodgers takes the field for the New York Jets on Monday night, he will be the second aging passer to return from an Achilles tear for a Week 1 start.
Suffice it to say that it didn’t go well for the other one.
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The 36-year-old Kirk Cousins made his Falcons debut against the Steelers. The Falcons were 3.5-point home favorites. Instead, Cousins and his team laid an egg against Pittsburgh, losing 18-10. Cousins went 16-for-26 for 155 yards (6.