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Green Bay Packers legend Aaron Rodgers continues etching his name in the NFL history books.
The future Hall-of-Famer found Davante Adams in the endzone with a fade late in the Packers' game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, giving Rodgers the 422nd touchdown pass of his career—the fifth-most of all time.
.@AaronRodgers12 moves to 5th all-time with his 422nd passing TD! #GoPackGo
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Rodgers' second scoring throw of the day moved him past longtime San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers on the league's list of most career touchdown passes. Next in his sights is Rodgers' predecessor in Green Bay, Brette Favre, who retired with 508 touchdown passes. The pair were teammates with the Packers for the first three years of Rodgers' career as he patiently waited for the franchise to move on from its aging, longtime starter. Expect Rodgers to surpass Favre sometime next season, no matter where he's playing.
Despite an offseason rife with drama, it wouldn't be entirely surprising if Rodgers continued his legendary career with the Packers beyond this season given their start to 2021. Green Bay entered Week 5 at 3-1, alone atop the NFC North after winning three straight games following a disastrous performance in the season opener. Rodgers has been his typically stellar self for the Packers, too, throwing for 897 yards, eight touchdowns and two interceptions while completing 64.5 percent of his passes.
Rodgers tied Miami Dolphins icon Dan Marino for sixth in all-time passing touchdowns last week. The Pittsburgh Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger and Atlanta Falcons' Matt Ryan are the only other active players to rank top-10. Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams and Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks are also among the top-25. Kansas City Chiefs superstar Patrick Mahomes, on pace to break Tom Brady's record 591 touchdown passes, has thrown for 128 scores in just 50 career games.
