Aaron Rodgers added another chapter to his Hall of Fame career during Thursday night’s 33-31 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
The veteran quarterback completed 23 of 34 passes for a season-high 249 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions as the Steelers fell short in a high-scoring contest.
Rodgers entered the game trailing Ben Roethlisberger by 115 yards on the all-time passing leaderboard and needed a strong performance to overtake the Pittsburgh legend.
The milestone came late in the second quarter when Rodgers connected with running back Jaylen Warren on a 15-yard completion.
That throw moved him past Roethlisberger into fifth place on the NFL’s all-time passing yards list with 64,222 career yards, ahead of Roethlisberger’s final total of 64,088.
Aaron Rodgers is now 5th all-time in career passing yards
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Rodgers becomes the first quarterback to surpass Big Ben since his retirement following the 2021 season.
The achievement places Rodgers among the league’s elite passers in history.
Ahead of him sit Tom Brady with 89,214 yards, Drew Brees with 80,358, Peyton Manning with 71,940, and Brett Favre with 71,838.
His climb up the rankings carries added significance considering he spent his first three NFL seasons as Favre’s backup in Green Bay and missed virtually the entire 2023 season after tearing his Achilles in Week 1.
Pittsburgh has struggled to find stability at quarterback since Roethlisberger retired in January 2022.
While Rodgers may not represent a permanent solution, the 41-year-old is performing at a level the Steelers haven’t experienced since Big Ben’s final seasons.
The team is counting on his play to push them back into playoff contention, seeking their first postseason appearance since Roethlisberger led them past Kansas City in the 2016 divisional round.
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