Aaron Rodgers turns into the ninth NFL participant to throw for 60,000 yards

London London. Aaron Rodgers accomplished some other milestone in his illustrious occupation on Sunday. He was the 9th participant in NFL historical past to throw for 60,000 yards in a standard season recreation. The 40-year-old New York Jets quarterback hooked up with Tyler Conklin for a 7-yard go within the 3rd quarter in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings. He completed the feat by way of connecting. 4-time NFL MVP Tom Brady (89,214 yards) joins an inventory that still contains Drew Brees, Peyton Manning and Brett Favre – whom Rodgers coached all over his 3 years in Inexperienced Bay.

After Favre (71,838 yards), the record contains Ben Roethlisberger, Philip Rivers, Matt Ryan and Dan Marino. Ryan used to be the 8th participant to be added to the record and the second one quickest (223 video games). Brees used to be the quickest, attaining the milestone in 215 video games. Rodgers wanted 96 passing yards to go 60,000 in Sunday’s recreation. On Sunday, the 20-year veteran handed Marino for 7th position at the NFL’s record for overall passing yards in each common season and playoff video games. They wanted 74 passing yards to try this.