"Two decades after being drafted to Brett Favre's team in Green Bay, quarterback Aaron Rodgers surpassed the Hall of Fame quarterback in career passing touchdowns Sunday with a 12-yard score to wide receiver DK Metcalf over New England Patriots cornerback Carlton Davis III. Rodgers now has 509 career passing touchdowns to Favre's 508. The score gave the Steelers a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter of the Week 3 game against the Patriots."
"Before the Seahawks game, Rodgers, who had four passing touchdowns in the Week 1 win against the Jets, downplayed the possibility of passing Favre's touchdown total. "It's just a longevity achievement," Rodgers said of closing in on Favre's mark. "... A lot of guys are a part of that. Some touchdowns you make exceptional plays. Some, the scheme is so good, ... all you got to do is not screw it up, and then sometimes, you throw a short one to a guy and he goes 60 and it goes in the column the same."
Aaron Rodgers passed Brett Favre for career passing touchdowns with a 12-yard score to DK Metcalf, giving him 509 career touchdown passes. The touchdown produced a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter of the Week 3 game against the Patriots. Rodgers also moved past Philip Rivers into sixth place in all-time passing yards during the same drive, with Ben Roethlisberger directly ahead in fifth. Rodgers now owns fourth-most career passing touchdowns and leads active players, trailing Peyton Manning's 539 by 30. Rodgers had tied Favre at 508 in Week 2 and had four passing touchdowns in Week 1.
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