Rodgers passes Big Ben in yards, now 5th all time

"Rodgers overtook Ben Roethlisberger for fifth in all-time passing yards with a 15-yard throw to running back Jaylen Warren with 1:58 remaining in the second quarter of a down-to-the-wire 33-31 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. He trailed Roethlisberger's mark by 115 yards entering the game and the pass to Warren eclipsed that mark by 1 yard. Rodgers finished 23-of-34 passing for a season-high 249 yards, with four touchdown throws and two interceptions. He now stands at 64,222 passing yards for his career."

"Roethlisberger, who retired in 2021 with 64,088 passing yards, spent his entire 18-year career in Pittsburgh. Rodgers joined the Steelers this offseason, his third team in a 21-year career. Against the New England Patriots earlier this season, Rodgers passed former Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers (63,440 yards) for sixth on the list. He also passed fellow former Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre (508) for fourth in career passing touchdowns."

""It means I've played a long time," Rodgers said. "I grew up on the Niners. Quarterbacks were my favorite, and then Brett, and then I got to play with Brett. I was drafted the year after Phil Rivers, had a friendship through the game with him for years. Loved watching Phil play, just his mannerisms, his lack of swearing, trash talk. Phil was one guy I really enjoyed watching on tape and the only guy to get out of the Pro Bowl with an excuse that he had his eighth or ninth kid, I think, right before that. So, good to be mention"

Aaron Rodgers climbed to fifth on the NFL's all-time passing yards list after a 15-yard pass to Jaylen Warren with 1:58 left in the second quarter of a 33-31 loss to the Bengals. Rodgers entered the game needing 115 yards to pass Ben Roethlisberger and eclipsed that total by one yard. He completed 23 of 34 passes for a season-high 249 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. Rodgers now has 64,222 career passing yards. Roethlisberger retired in 2021 with 64,088 yards after an 18-year career in Pittsburgh. Rodgers previously passed Philip Rivers and Brett Favre on career lists this season.

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