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Is Kirk Cousins’ rough debut a poor sign for Jets’ Aaron Rodgers?

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.