Bowers was unable to record his first catch until early in the third quarter, and the majority of his production came in garbage time on the Raiders' final offensive possession. Nevertheless, he managed to tally the fifth touchdown of his rookie season and reached at least 50 receiving yards for the fourth time in seven games since the Raiders' bye in Week 10.

This is not how Aaron Rodgers expected his time with the Jets to go, once he finally got on the field for a full season. But Sunday, at a frigid, half-empty MetLife Stadium nearly a month after being eliminated from playoff contention,