Aaron Rodgers clowned after falling for fake stat about Jared Goff
Aug 19, 2023; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) during warmups for the Jets game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports
Aaron Rodgers on Tuesday was amazed by a certain stat about Jared Goff. The New York Jets quarterback, however, forgot to fact-check it before sharing it with the world.
Goff overcame a poor start during the Detroit Lions’ Sunday night clash against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. He threw five interceptions over the game’s first two-and-a-half quarters. But Goff bounced back to lead the Lions to a historic comeback, overcoming a 23-7 deficit to win 26-23.
On Tuesday, Rodgers appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” and praised Goff. The Jets star presented a stat about Goff throwing four or more interceptions seven times throughout his career and winning every contest.
“Amazing stat, though,” shared Rodgers to McAfee and his crew. “Is this a true stat, that [Jared Goff] has thrown four or more picks seven times, and he’s won every single one of those games? Is that for real? That’s wild.”
Rodgers being presented with a fake stat that he immediately accepts as truth is hilarious.
Very on brand. 😠pic.twitter.com/RqOTOb3xkY
— Savage (@SavageSports_) November 12, 2024
The stat ended up being fake. It was spread by an X user who just wanted to make a funny post during the game. But the erroneous stat has been viewed on X nearly four million times as of writing.
if you’ve ever wondered how easy it is to spread fake information
i made this stat up while laying in bed at halftime of the game😠https://t.co/4m2NnSh6qh pic.twitter.com/mWNuFF9ZLI
— Civ (@MisterCiv) November 12, 2024
In all fairness to Rodgers, he asked McAfee as well to verify if the stat was true. McAfee confirmed that it was. But that didn’t spare Rodgers from getting ridiculed by fans online.
If Aaron Rodgers is giving a stat, it’s very likely fake.
— Rick Foster (@rickfoster) November 13, 2024
Rodgers being duped on this one is just so damn on the nose. https://t.co/NF6Xn5k0Qn
— nick wright (@getnickwright) November 12, 2024
Rodgers falling for a fake stat like an idiot? I am so shocked. He’s never done this before https://t.co/g68TiykbIE
— Jacob (@jmastro13) November 12, 2024
Man nobody fact checks these stats? Unless @ESPNStatsInfo tweets it y’all gotta ignore it. Rodgers probably still thinks it’s true honestly.
— Andrew Kalman (@andrew_kalman) November 12, 2024
Goff entered Sunday’s game having thrown four or more interceptions just once in his career. The lone instance was in 2018 when he went 20/44 for 180 yards with four interceptions in a 15-6 loss to the Chicago Bears.
After the Lions’ win on Sunday, Goff is now 1-1 in such games.