Packers’ Rodgers joins exclusive 400-TD club
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ third touchdown pass of Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles increased he career total to 400, making him only the seventh NFL player to reach that plateau.
The other quarterbacks in the 400-touchdown club are Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, Dan Marino and Philip Rivers. Rodgers got to No. 400 in his 193rd career game, enabling him to join that fraternity in fewer games than any other player.
Rodgers’ 9-yard touchdown pass to Davante Adams in which he reached the milestone capped a 99-yard drive in the third quarter.
RIVERS ALSO IN EXCLUSIVE COMPANY >> Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers, who threw for 285 yards in Sunday’s 26-20 win over the Houston Texans, has 3,263 yards passing this season to join Brett Favre and Drew Brees as the only players in NFL history to have 3,000 yards passing in 15 consecutive seasons.
THOMAS MAKES HIS MARK >> In Sunday’s 21-16 win over the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas became the fastest player in NFL history to record 500 receptions, doing it in his 69th career game.
He surpassed the mark shared by Anquan Boldin and Julio Jones, who reached 500 catches in 80 games.
JEFFERSON HITS 1K >> Justin
Jefferson had nine receptions for 121 yards Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars. topping the 1,000-yard mark for Minnesota just 12 games into his rookie season.
Jefferson joined Pro Football Hall of Fame member Randy Moss (1998) as the only rookies in Vikings history to reach 1,000 receiving yards. The others to reach that mark in 12 games in their first NFL seasons were Odell Beckham Jr. (2014), Marques Colston (2006) and Anquan Boldin (2003).
RARE SCORES >> Not surprisingly, Seattle was involved in a game that had a strange score at some point. The 5- 0 halftime score Sunday against the New York Giants was the first in an NFL game since Week 2 of the 2013 season when the Seahawks led the 49ers 5- 0 at the half.