Packers legend Aaron Rodgers passes Brett Favre in historic NFL stats record board

Billy Heyen

Packers legend Aaron Rodgers passes Brett Favre in historic NFL stats record board image

Aaron Rodgers' NFL career started behind Brett Favre as the Green Bay Packers' backup quarterback for a few seasons.

Finally, on Sunday, Rodgers passed Favre once and for all.

Now with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Rodgers has moved past Favre on the all-time passing touchdowns record board.

Favre threw 508 TDs in his NFL career.

Rodgers entered Sunday with 508, then he threw two against the New England Patriots to give him 510 and counting.

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The 41-year old Rodgers is now fourth all-time on the list.

Tom Brady tops the charts with 649 touchdown passes.

Drew Brees is second, having thrown 571 TDs.

And in third is Peyton Manning, who ended with 539 touchdown throws.

Rodgers and Favre are the other two to have surpassed 500. Sixth-place Philip Rivers only got to 421.

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Rodgers is by far the active leader. Matthew Stafford is at 382, Russell Wilson at 353 and Kirk Cousins 288.

It's not clear if Rodgers will stick around beyond this season, so he could wind up settled in to fourth all-time for good. But there's an outside chance of him catching Manning, at least.

And regardless of whether Rodgers would ever admit it, moving past Favre has to feel right.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle