Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers passed a franchise legend to move into the top five in NFL history.
There are now just four quarterbacks in the history of the NFL with more passing yards than Aaron Rodgers.
Rodgers moved into the No. 5 spot on the all-time passing yards list, and the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback did so by passing arguably the greatest Steeler of all time, Ben Roethlisberger.
The current Steelers QB passed the former Pittsburgh signal-caller late in the second half on a swing pass to running back Jaylen Warren.
Coincidentally, next up on the list for Rodgers is another player who preceded him in a historic franchise: Brett Favre. Rodgers has a lot of work left to do in order to catch Favre, the man he took over for in Green Bay on the all-time list. The most likely outcome for Rodgers is he ends his career at No. 5, as he’s got a lot of work to do if he’s going to move any farther up the list.
1. Tom Brady (89,214 yards)
2. Drew Brees (80,358 yards)
3. Peyton Manning (71,490 yards)
4. Brett Favre (71,638 yards)
Rodgers’ number will obviously still grow, but he passed Roethlisberger’s 64,088 yards to move up the list.