Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has 14 touchdown passes through six games. That puts him on pace for around 39, Will Graves of The Associated Press notes .
Ben Roethlisberger set the Steelers' franchise record with 34 touchdown passes in 2018. Through six games, Rogers has completed 118 of 172 pass attempts (68.6%) for 1,270 yards with 14 touchdowns, five interceptions, and a passer rating of 105.0. Rodgers is tied with Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions for the most touchdown passes this year.
The Steelers have received inconsistent quarterback play since Roethlisberger retired following the 2021 season. They had high hopes for Kenny Pickett , but that experiment ended up being a disaster. Russell Wilson and Justin Fields did not work out in 2024, either. But nothing was worse than the Pickett years.
In 2023, Pickett finished with 13 touchdown passes in 12 games. In 2022, Pickett tossed 12 touchdowns in 13 games (12 starts). Rodgers has already surpassed those TD figures in six games.
Rodgers finished 23 of 34 for 249 and four touchdowns in Thursday night's loss to the Cincinnati Bengals , but the two turnovers loomed large in the back-and-forth game . It's the second time this year that Rodgers has tossed four touchdowns.
Rodgers nearly pulled off an heroic Hail Marry pass on Thursday night. To say the least, Rodgers displayed that he still has a cannon of an arm.
The Hail Mary pass attempt that resulted in an incompletion traveled 69.8 yards in the air, the longest recorded pass attempt since at least 2017, according to Next Gen Stats.
Rodgers has thrown four successful Hail Mary passes in his career, which is the most by any NFL player. His most recent successful Hail Mary was a 52-yard touchdown to Allen Lazard in Week 6 of the 2024 season.
On Rodgers' heave on Thursday night, Bengals cornerback D.J. Ivey swatted the pass down in the end zone, securing a Cincinnati win.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now : Aaron Rodgers on Pace to Break Steelers Franchise Record
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