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Aaron Rodgers Sets Record for Most Passing Yards in 1st 100 Starts

December 9, 2014   ·     ·   Jump to comments

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw for 327 yards in Monday's 43-37 win over the Atlanta Falcons to set the all-time NFL record for most passing yards in the first 100 starts of a player's career, per the Packers' official Twitter account.
Rodgers entered Monday's game with 27,193 passing yards in his first 99 starts, needing 293 more to surpass Tony Romo's record of 27,485.
The 31-year-old quarterback earned the record in spectacular fashion, moving past Romo on a perfectly thrown 60-yard touchdown to wide receiver Jordy Nelson in the fourth quarter.
Rodgers finished the game with 24 completions for 327 yards and three touchdowns on 36 pass attempts, good for a 123.3 passer rating.
The performance marked Rodgers' eighth three-touchdown, zero-interception showing of the year, tying a single-season record set by Tom Brady in 2007, per the Packers' official website.
In addition to the yardage record of 27,520, Rodgers also holds the marks ...

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