Entering his 22nd NFL season -- or as Aaron Rodgers says, "his last rodeo" -- the 42-year-old Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is on the cusp of joining several exclusive clubs as he moves up the ranks in the league record books.
In 2025, he passed former teammate Brett Favre to take sole possession of fourth place in career touchdown passes thrown with his 509th TD pass in the Week 3 win against the New England Patriots.
"Every now and then I made some special throws that led to touchdowns, but I've been playing a long time, and it's a longevity thing," Rodgers said before passing Favre's mark last season. "I'm proud of it, but not a big deal."
Rodgers also went on to supplant Ben Roethlisberger for fifth in all-time passing yards in the second quarter of the Thursday night loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Oct. 16, 2025.
But now, Rodgers is closing in on his final opportunities to add to that growing list of historic accomplishments.
Among the milestones in reach for Rodgers are becoming the fourth quarterback in NFL history to appear in 300 games (as of Week 3 he has appeared in 290), joining Tom Brady (383), Favre (326) and Drew Brees (305), throwing the fourth-most touchdown passes in NFL history (as of Week 3, he has 531) and having the second-most regular-season games with multiple touchdown passes. And after Week 3, he needs 3,026 yards to become the fifth player to reach 70,000 passing yards.
This season, we're chronicling Rodgers' individual milestones week by week as he rides his last rodeo. Follow along here for the weekly installments.
Preseason: 0-for-0, 0 yards, 0 INT, 0 sacks, 0 rushes Despite early hints that Rodgers would take the field during the Steelers' first preseason under McCarthy, the veteran quarterback instead spent two games on the sideline and one on his couch at home. With Rodgers' top two receivers in DK Metcalf and Michael Pittman Jr. sidelined with preseason injuries, McCarthy opted to also keep his quarterback under wraps.
Rodgers isn't a stranger to sitting out the preseason in recent years. He didn't play in any preseason games for the Steelers in 2025, nor for the New York Jets in 2024 following his season-ending left Achilles tear in Week 1 of the 2023 season.
Week 1: Steelers 20, Falcons 13
Rodgers didn't break any records this week, but he pulled within one touchdown pass of Peyton Manning for fourth most in NFL history with his second-quarter throw to tight end Pat Freiermuth for 6 yards. The touchdown toss was Rodgers' 232nd of the regular season. Rodgers had 26 pass attempts in the first half, his most attempts in the first half of a game since 2020 at Minnesota as a member of the Green Bay Packers, per ESPN Research.