Aaron Rodgers has put his name in the NFL record books many times throughout his career, as he is arguably as talented of a quarterback as there has been in NFL history.
After a tough season last year in New York, he has been rejuvenated as he helped the Pittsburgh Steelers get off to a 4-1 start entering Thursday night’s game against AFC North rival Cincinnati.
During the game on Thursday night, Rodgers made more history as he passed former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for fifth all-time in career passing yards.
He is now Top 5 in both passing yards and career touchdowns, as he is currently No. 4 all-time with 513 touchdowns, trailing Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and Tom Brady.
The Steelers had Russell Wilson and Justin Fields playing quarterback last season, but decided to go a different route this off-season. They also got rid of their best receiver from last year’s team, as they traded George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys while trading the Seattle Seahawks for DK Metcalf.
While it took Rodgers a long time to finally commit to playing in the 2025 season, things have went better than the Steelers and Mike Tomlin could have hoped for.
Rodgers and the Jets didn’t win a ton of games last year, but he showed a steady improvement throughout the year as he continued to get healthier from the torn achilles injury two years ago. He finished with 3,897 yards, 28 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
There is still a long ways to go in the 2025 season, but Rodgers and the Steelers have been one of the bigger surprises to start the year. With the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns all struggling to start the year, the Steelers have separated themselves from the rest of the AFC North.
Putting up numbers has never been an issue for Rodgers. What both he and the Steelers fans are hoping for this year is another magical run in the postseason as he tries to make a run at that elusive second Super Bowl.
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