Rodgers becomes 9th QB with 60K passing yards
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers topped 60,000 career passing yards during Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings in London, becoming only the ninth player in NFL history to reach the milestone.
Aaron Rodgers becomes the 9th QB in NFL History to reach 60,000 passing yards 💪 pic.twitter.com/WJTPsdheZv
— NFL (@NFL) October 6, 2024
Rodgers entered the matchup 96 yards shy of the 60,000-yard mark and joined the selective club with a pass to Tyler Conklin in the third quarter.
The 40-year-old - who sat for the first three years of his career and missed all but four plays in 2023 due to injury - ranks ninth all time in regular-season passing yards.
| QB | Yards | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Brady | 89214 |
| 2 | Drew Brees | 80358 |
| 3 | Peyton Manning | 71940 |
| 4 | Brett Favre | 71838 |
| 5 | Ben Roethlisberger | 64088 |
| 6 | Philip Rivers | 63440 |
| 7 | Matt Ryan | 62792 |
| 8 | Dan Marino | 61361 |
| 9 | Rodgers | 59904* |
| 10 | Matthew Stafford | 57025* |
* Denotes active player, yardage total before Week 5
Rodgers was a first-round pick in 2005 and spent his first 18 NFL seasons with the Green Bay Packers. After backing up Favre for three years, Rodgers took over as QB1 and went on to build a decorated career that includes a Super Bowl title and four NFL MVP awards, the second most in league history.
Rodgers passed for 59,055 yards with the Packers, including a career single-season high of 4,643 in 2011. Green Bay traded him to the Jets during the 2023 offseason.
The 10-time Pro Bowler's first season with New York ended prematurely after four snaps due to an Achilles injury.
Davante Adams has caught the most yards from Rodgers with 7,529.