Aaron Rodgers of the New York Jets has had 59,679 passing yards in his career. He is now 321 passing yards shy of reaching the 60,000 level. And Rodgers currently ranks 9th in the Super Bowl Era in terms of passing yards. The top 3 looks like Tom Brady (89,214), Drew Brees (80,358) followed by Peyton Manning (71,940) so Rodgers has a long way to go, still.
Rodgers ranks at 19th among players in terms of passing yards so far this season with 624. In his previous outing, the star QB had 281 passing yards during a 24-3 victory against the New England Patriots.
On Sunday, the Rodgers will bid to reach that level as his Jets take on the the 4th place Denver Broncos. The Jets are 2-1 and are 2nd in the AFC East. They enter having been victorious in their last two games.
Here’s the Passing Yards Leaders (Super Bowl Era):
1. Tom Brady 89,214
2. Drew Brees 80,358
3. Peyton Manning 71,940
4. Brett Favre 71,838
5. Ben Roethlisberger 64,088
6. Philip Rivers 63,440
7. Matt Ryan 62,792
8. Dan Marino 61,361
9. Aaron Rodgers 59,679
10. Eli Manning 57,023