The eight milestones Aaron Rodgers could reach during his final NFL season

As Aaron Rodgers enters the final season of his Hall of Fame career, the question isn't what milestone he can reach in 2026, but rather how many. 

The 42-year-old enters his 22nd and final season as the NFL's all-time leader in touchdown/interception ratio (1.4%) and tied with Lamar Jackson for the best career passer rating (102.2). He has also been sacked more than any other quarterback (600 times) in league history.   

Rodgers has a chance to reach several other notable milestones during his final season. Barring an injury, Rodgers is a shoo-in to reach a few of the below milestones, while a few others would require another MVP-caliber season from the four-time league MVP. 

Member of 70K club 

1. Tom Brady

89,214

2000-22

2. Drew Brees

80,358

2001-20

3. Peyton Manning

71,940

1998-15

4. Brett Favre

71,838

1991-10

5. Aaron Rodgers

66,274

2005-present

6. Matthew Stafford

64,516

2009-present

7. Ben Roethlisberger

64,088

2004-21

8. Philip Rivers

63,984

2004-20; 2005

9. Matt Ryan 

62,792

2008-22

10. Dan Marino 

61,361

1983-99

Barring an insane season, Rodgers' Achilles injury in 2023 deprived him of the chance to pass his former teammate, Brett Favre, on the all-time career passing list. Rodgers still has a good chance, though, to join Favre in a pretty select fraternity of quarterbacks. 

Rodgers is 3,726 yards away from joining Favre, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees as the only quarterbacks to throw for at least 70,000 yards. Rodgers is just one of 10 quarterbacks in history to throw for at least 60,000 yards. 

Dan Marino, the first quarterback to reach 60,000 yards, became the NFL's career passing leader during the 1995 season when he broke the mark that previously had been held by Fran Tarkenton, who led the Vikings to three NFC titles during the 1970s. Favre then broke Marino's record during his final season with the Packers. 

Favre held the record for eight years before Manning beat him out. Brees eventually passed Manning before Brady then stepped into the top spot.

Touchdown passes, all-time

1. Tom Brady

649

2. Drew Brees

571

3. Peyton Manning

539

4. Aaron Rodgers

527

5. Brett Favre

508

6. Philip Rivers

425

7. Matthew Stafford 

423

8. Dan Marino 

420

9. Ben Roethlisberger

419

Last year, Rodgers passed Favre for fourth all-time in career touchdown passes. With 527 career touchdown passes, Rodgers is 13 away from passing Manning, whose 539 career touchdown passes was the NFL record when he retired at the end of the 2015 season. 

Ironically, Manning broke the record that was previously held by Favre, who was the all-time leader in both passing yards and touchdown passes when he retired at the end of the 2010 season. Manning has since been passed by Brady and Brees. 

Most regular-season wins, all-time 

1. Tom Brady

251

T2. Peyton Manning

186

T2. Brett Favre

186

4. Drew Brees

172

5. Ben Roethlisberger

165

6. Aaron Rodgers

163

7. John Elway 

148

8. Dan Marino 

147

9. Philip Rivers

134

10. Matt Ryan 

124

Barring injury, Rodgers will undoubtedly pass former Steelers great Ben Roethlisberger for the fifth-most regular-season wins among starting quarterbacks during the early stages of the season. Rodgers is currently just two wins behind Big Ben. 

Rodgers is just 10 wins shy of passing Brees, who won the majority of his starts during his prolific run with the New Orleans Saints, which included the franchise's first Super Bowl win at the end of the 2009 season. 

Total wins by a starting quarterback, all-time 

1. Tom Brady

286

2. Peyton Manning

200

3. Brett Favre

199

4. Drew Brees

181

5. Ben Roethlisberger

178

6. Aaron Rodgers

174

7. John Elway 

162

8. Dan Marino

155

9. Philip Rivers 

139

10. Joe Montana 

133

Rodgers is just five wins away from passing Roethlisberger and eight wins from passing Brees for fourth on the all-time list. He won't be able to catch Favre, whose 199 wins trail only Brady and Manning. Once again, Brady has a sizable cushion over the field in this department. 

It goes without saying that Rodgers has been a consummate winner throughout his NFL career. In addition to his Super Bowl title, Rodgers led the Packers to the playoffs 11 times, which includes eight consecutive trips from 2009-16. Green Bay reached the NFC title game four times with Rodgers under center. 

During his first season in Pittsburgh, Rodgers helped the Steelers capture their first division title since 2020. It was Rodgers' ninth division title as a starting quarterback. 

Most playoff wins by a starting quarterback 

1. Tom Brady

35

2. Patrick Mahomes

17

3. Joe Montana 

16

T4. Terry Bradshaw

14

T4. John Elway 

14

T4. Peyton Manning

14

T7. Ben Roethlisberger

13

T7. Brett Favre

13

T9. Troy Aikman 

11

T9. Roger Staubach 

11

T9. Aaron Rodgers 

11

12. Joe Flacco 

10 

Pittsburgh's last playoff win came on January 15, 2017, when the visiting Steelers posted an 18-16 win over the Chiefs on the strength of six Chris Boswell field goals. Along with Boswell, the star for the Steelers that night was Le'Veon Bell, whose 170 yards on the ground broke his one-week-old franchise single-game postseason record. 

While not as long as Pittsburgh's drought, Rogers also hasn't won a playoff game in some time. His most recent win in the postseason was Green Bay's 32-18 win over the Los Angeles Rams in the 2020 NFC divisional round. The following week, the Packers were upset at home by the eventual Super Bowl champion Buccaneers. 

Rodgers' teams have been on the short end of the final score in each of his last three playoff games, most recently Pittsburgh's 30-6 wild-card loss to the Houston Texans this past January. 

Most game-winning drives 

1. Tom Brady

58

2. Peyton Manning

54

T3. Drew Brees

53

T3. Ben Roethlisberger

53

5. Matthew Stafford 

50 

6. Dan Marino 

47

7. Matt Ryan 

46

8. Brett Favre

43

T9. John Elway 

40 

T9. Russell Wilson 

40 

11. Johnny Unitas 

38

T12. Eli Manning

37

T12. Aaron Rodegers 

37

Sans 2023 (when he missed virtually the entire season), Rodgers has engineered at least one game-winning drive each year since he became a starting quarterback back in 2008. He had a career-high four game-winning drives in 2022, his final season with the Packers. 

Rodgers mounted three game-winning drives each of the past two seasons. Last season, his late-game heroics led the Steelers to early-season wins over the Jets (in Week 1) and the Patriots (in Week 3). His most recent game-winning drive was a memorable one; it culminated in a touchdown pass that ultimately gave the Steelers a division-clinching win over the Ravens in Week 18. 

Most Pro Bowl appearances by a QB 

1. Tom Brady

15

2. Peyton Manning

14

3. Drew Brees

13

4. Brett Favre 

11

T5. Aaron Rodgers

10

T5. Russell Wilson 

10

T5. Johnny Unitas

10

T8. Warren Moon 

9 

T8. John Elway 

9 

T8. Dan Marino 

9 

Rodgers can tie Favre for the fourth-most Pro Bowl selections among quarterbacks if he is selected in 2026. He would also join Brady and Favre as the only quarterbacks to earn Pro Bowl nods after turning 40. 

Favre, who turned 41 during the 2009 season, earned his final Pro Bowl nod that season after putting together one of the finest seasons of his career. Brady also had one of his best seasons late in his career. In 2021, at age 44, Brady earned his final Pro Bowl nod after throwing for a career-high 5,316 yards and 43 touchdowns. He led the NFL in both departments. 

Most NFL MVP awards 

1. Peyton Manning

5

2. Aaron Rodgers 

4

T3. Tom Brady 

3

T3. Brett Favre 

3

T3. Jim Brown 

3

T3. Johnny Unitas 

3

T7. Lamar Jackson 

2

T7. Kurt Warner 

2

T7. Steve Young 

2

While unlikely, Rodgers still technically has a chance to tie the record for the most league MVP awards in NFL history. In doing so, he would become the oldest league MVP in NFL history. Ironically, the league's oldest MVP is Matthew Stafford, who was 37 when he captured his first league MVP at the end of the 2025 season.