Shortly after Breece Hall plunged into the end zone to give New York a 14–0 lead in the second quarter, quarterback Aaron Rodgers went over to coach Robert Saleh, who prepared himself for a celebratory hug. Rodgers shoved him away and glared at Saleh as he strolled toward the bench.

Aaron Rodgers seemed weirdly annoyed with Robert Saleh for trying to celebrate a Jets touchdown with him The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. The New York Jets had no trouble with the New England Patriots on the field during the first half of Thursday Night Football.

Rodgers was happy to share a brief handshake with Saleh. But his head coach then went in for a hug, and Rodgers appeared to push his coach away (as seen in a video captured by the Amazon Prime broadcast).