If Sunday stands as Aaron Rodgers‘ final game with the New York Jets, he left a little history behind.
Rodgers connected with tight end Tyler Conklin in the second quarter of Sunday’s 32-20 win over the Miami Dolphins for his 500th career touchdown pass, becoming just the fifth player in NFL history to hit the milestone.
The 5-yard TD toss put the Jets up 7-6, their first lead of the day, but Rodgers didn’t stop there. He finished with four touchdowns to bring his career total to 503 and his season total to 28.
Playing in his 248th career game, Rodgers accomplished the feat faster than anyone but Peyton Manning (244 games).
Sitting in fifth place all-time in career TD tosses, Rodgers is now in the 500 club with all-time leader Tom Brady (649), Drew Brees (571), Manning (539) and his former teammate Brett Favre (508). Favre and Manning are already enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and will surely be joined there by Brees, Brady and Rodgers eventually.