Aaron Rodgers' 2026 NFL season: Tracking records, milestones - ESPN

Entering his 22nd NFL season — or as Aaron Rodgers says, «his last rodeo» — the 42-year-old Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is on the cusp of joining several exclusive clubs as he moves up the ranks in the league record books.

In 2025, he passed former teammate Brett Favre to take sole possession of fourth place in career touchdown passes thrown with his 509th TD pass in the Week 3 win against the New England Patriots.

«Every now and then I made some special throws that led to touchdowns, but I've been playing a long time, and it's a longevity thing,» Rodgers said before passing Favre's mark last season. «I'm proud of it, but not a big deal.»

Rodgers also went on to supplant Ben Roethlisberger for fifth in all-time passing yards in the second quarter of the Thursday night loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Oct. 16, 2025.

But now, Rodgers is closing in on his final opportunities to add to that growing list of historic accomplishments.

Among the milestones in reach for Rodgers are becoming the fourth quarterback in NFL history to appear in 300 games (as of Week 3 he has appeared in 290), joining Tom Brady (383), Favre (326) and Drew Brees (305), throwing the fourth-most touchdown passes in NFL history (as of Week 3, he has 531) and having the second-most regular-season games with multiple touchdown passes. And after Week 3, he needs 3,026 yards to become the fifth player to reach 70,000 passing yards.

This season, we're chronicling Rodgers' individual milestones week by week as he rides his last rodeo. Follow along here for the weekly installments.

Despite early hints that Rodgers would take the field during the Steelers' first preseason under McCarthy, the veteran quarterback instead spent two games on the sideline and one