Aaron Rodgers turned a Sunday night against the Indianapolis Colts into another place in the record books, throwing his 580th career touchdown pass and moving into third on the all-time list in combined regular-season and postseason scores. For the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, it was a reminder that even at 42, the big numbers still keep coming.
The latest milestone came after Rodgers had already tied Peyton Manning on Week 4, when he threw three touchdown passes in a loss to the Cleveland Browns and reached 579 career TD tosses. On Sunday, he broke that tie, then added two more touchdown passes to Pat Freiermuth to move on to 581 and 582 for his career.
Rodgers passes Manning in a historic climb
The significance of the moment is not just the round number. Rodgers moved ahead of Peyton Manning, known as The Sheriff, and now sits behind only Tom Brady and Drew Brees on the all-time touchdown passing list.
That gives the performance real weight. Rodgers is not just adding another entry to an already decorated career; he is still shifting the shape of the historical leaderboard.
The Steelers record angle also fits the wider picture of Rodgers’ career. He entered Sunday already established as a three-time NFL Most Valuable Player, with 18 seasons, 10 Pro Bowls and four All-Pro first-team honors behind him. He also ranks five all time in completions and five in passing yards, underlining how complete the résumé has become.
What the milestone means now
For Pittsburgh, the immediate takeaway is simple: Rodgers can still produce at a level that matters in the biggest career conversations. A three-TD night in Week 4, followed by the passing score that moved him beyond Manning and the two touchdowns to Freiermuth, showed that the landmark was not a passive one. It was earned in live action, in real time, with the numbers continuing to move.
Rodgers has also said he will be retiring at season’s end, which gives every passing milestone a slightly different edge. There may not be many more Sundays left for his name to move higher on the list, but this one ensured that the climb continued in emphatic fashion.
Now the question is how much further he can go before the season closes. Brady and Brees remain ahead of him, and Rodgers has made clear that the final stretch of his career is already in view. Even so, the Steelers record moment against the Colts was another clear sign that his place in NFL history keeps getting harder to ignore.
