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

Rodgers can pass several Hall of Fame quarterbacks on the NFL's all-time leaderboards during his farewell season in Pittsburgh Aug 24, 2026 at 8:41 am ET • 6 min read 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 RankYardsSeasons1. Tom Brady89,2142000-222. Drew Brees80,3582001-203. Peyton Manning71,9401998-154. Brett Favre71,8381991-105. Aaron Rodgers66,2742005-present6. Matthew Stafford64,5162009-present7. Ben Roethlisberger64,0882004-218. Philip Rivers63,9842004-20; 20059. Matt Ryan 62,7922008-2210. Dan Marino 61,3611983-99Barring 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-timeRankTDs1. Tom Brady6492. Drew Brees5713. Peyton Manning5394. Aaron Rodgers5275. Brett Favre5086. Philip Rivers4257. Matthew Stafford 4238. Dan Marino 4209. Ben Roethlisberger41910. Matt Ryan 381Last 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 RankWins1. Tom Brady251T2. Peyton Manning186T2. Brett Favre1864. Drew Brees1725. Ben Roethlisberger1656. Aaron Rodgers1637. John Elway 1488. Dan Marino 1479. Philip Rivers13410. Matt Ryan 124Barring 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 RankWins1. Tom Brady2862. Peyton Manning2003. Brett Favre1994. Drew Brees1815. Ben Roethlisberger1786. Aaron Rodgers1747. John Elway 1628. Dan Marino1559. Philip Rivers 13910. Joe Montana 133Rodgers 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 RankWins1. Tom Brady352. Patrick Mahomes173. Joe Montana 16T4. Terry Bradshaw14T4. John Elway 14T4. Peyton Manning14T7. Ben Roethlisberger13T7. Brett Favre13T9. Troy Aikman 11T9. Roger Staubach 11T9. Aaron Rodgers 1112. 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 RankNumber1. Tom Brady582. Peyton Manning54T3. Drew Brees53T3. Ben Roethlisberger535. Matthew Stafford 50 6. Dan Marino 477. Matt Ryan 468. Brett Favre43T9. John Elway 40 T9. Russell Wilson 40 11. Johnny Unitas 38T12. Eli Manning37T12. Aaron Rodegers 37Sans 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 RankPro Bowls1. Tom Brady152. Peyton Manning143. Drew Brees134. Brett Favre 11T5. Aaron Rodgers10T5. Russell Wilson 10T5. Johnny Unitas10T8. Warren Moon 9 T8. John Elway 9 T8. Dan Marino 9 T.8 Fran Tarkenton 9T8. Norm Van Brocklin 9Rodgers 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 PlayerMVPs1. Peyton Manning52. Aaron Rodgers 4T3. Tom Brady 3T3. Brett Favre 3T3. Jim Brown 3T3. Johnny Unitas 3T7. Lamar Jackson 2T7. Patrick Mahomes 2T7. Kurt Warner 2T7. Steve Young 2T8. Joe Montana 2While 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.