Rodgers Needs 3,726 Yards in Final Season for 70,000 Career Total

Aaron Rodgers enters his second season with the Pittsburgh Steelers needing 3,726 passing yards to reach 70,000 for his regular-season career. The 41-year-old quarterback has accumulated 66,274 yards over 18 seasons as a primary starter. Only four players have previously surpassed the 70,000-yard mark.

Tom Brady leads that group with 89,214 yards, followed by Drew Brees with 80,358, Peyton Manning with 71,940 and Brett Favre with 71,838. Rodgers recorded 59,055 yards during 18 seasons in Green Bay, 3,897 yards across two seasons with the New York Jets and 3,322 yards in his first year in Pittsburgh.

Over his career Rodgers has exceeded 3,726 passing yards in 13 of 18 full seasons as a starter. In his most recent completed season he threw for 3,322 yards in 16 games, while the prior year he recorded 3,897 yards in 17 games. The four players already in the 70,000-yard club produced the following totals in their final seasons: Brady threw for 4,694 yards in 17 games at age 45, Brees threw for 2,942 yards in 12 games at age 41, Manning threw for 2,245 yards in nine games at age 39 and Favre threw for 2,509 yards in 13 games at age 41.

Rodgers will turn 42 before the upcoming season begins and will turn 43 during the campaign. The Steelers open the year with Rodgers as their starting quarterback.