Aaron Rodgers is considered one of the best to ever play the game in almost every significant career statistic.
His four MVP awards are second most in history, trailing only Peyton Manning by one. He’s in the top five in both passing yards and passing touchdowns. He secured a Super Bowl victory and a Super Bowl MVP award. However, in the Sunday night’s 35-25 defeat against the Packers, he didn’t manage to achieve another milestone. Securing a win would have made him just the fifth quarterback to achieve a victory against all 32 current NFL teams.
Considering the fact that the Packers and the Steelers are in separate conferences — and, more importantly, that Rodgers is 41 years of age and has stated that this is expected to be his last season — it’s likely this will remain the situation.
This marked Rodgers’ initial contest against his previous long-standing team. He participated in and won against his other former team, the Jets, in Week 1. While Rodgers didn’t perform poorly Sunday (219 passing yards, two touchdowns, zero interceptions), Pittsburgh’s offensive unit only managed one touchdown during the second half, and the defensive performance declined considerably against Jordan Love (360 passing yards, three touchdowns) following a solid beginning.
While we should never make definitive statements concerning Rodgers, it seems that the group of four quarterbacks who have defeated all 32 teams — Brett Favre, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, and Peyton Manning — will remain exclusive for the time being. It is worth noting that Fran Tarkenton and Joe Montana defeated all 28 teams back when the league consisted of only 28 teams.
Rodgers still appears on the slightly less-impressive (but nonetheless impressive) list of quarterbacks who have defeated 31 teams.
