Aaron Rodgers may have convinced Al Michaels that the Jets can run the table

The New York Jets woke from a long sleep at halftime Thursday night, scored 21 points in the second half and looked a lot like an NFL football team. A quality win over the Houston Texans temporarily saved their season, although at 3-6 they still face a steep hill to get back to .500, let alone compete for a playoff spot.

But hey, the Jets can only win by winning, and there were some great signs of life from Aaron Rodgers and the wide receiving corps. Garrett Wilson produced the catch of the year and Davante Adams threw it all away with a late touchdown for a rare feel-good night at MetLife.

At the very least, the conversation around the Jets and Rodgers will have to change until they next play. Perhaps at the end of the Amazon broadcast, Al Michaels gave us a taste of what’s to come.

“Aaron is very smart. Whatever you think of him, he is clearly a polarizing figure,” Michaels said. ‘We know that. He is a very well-read man, very smart and very convincing. We sit there and say ‘wait a minute, they can’t run the table.’ And then he makes you think it’s possible.”

“Yeah, by the time we’re done… he’ll have a good point,” Kirk Herbstreit added. “They have a chance if they can win on Thursday, who knows?”

It’s unclear what Rodgers’ reading habits have to do with this, but here is the Jets’ remaining schedule:

Maybe it’s not all that far-fetched. Outside of the Buffalo Bills, every team there can be beat. Most of them have their own problems. Still, it’s remarkable that everyone can agree that the sky is falling for the Jets and all hope is lost, and then talk about an 11-6 finish for a few hours.

You wonder how serious it all is.