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CARDINALS AT PACKERS – PRESEASON WEEK 1
TAKING CARE OF THE BALL
Since taking over as the starter in 2008, QB Aaron Rodgers has been
one of the best in the league when it comes to limiting interceptions.
Rodgers has thrown just 45 interceptions as a starter. His career INT
percentage of 1.73 (46 INTs on 2,665 attempts) ranks No. 1 in NFL
history (min. 1,500 attempts):
Quarterback
Career Int. Pct.
1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 1.73
2. Tom Brady, NE 2.06
3. Neil O’Donnell, PIT/NYJ/CIN/TEN 2.11
Rodgers also ranks No. 1 in league annals in career TD/INT ratio:
Quarterback
TD/INT Ratio
1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 3.72 (171/46)
2. Tom Brady, NE 2.72 (334/123)
3. Steve Young, TB/SF 2.17 (232/107)
At the time of Rodgers’ 150th career TD pass (Week 7 last season), he had
thrown just 42 career INTs. That easily bested Dolphins QB Dan Marino’s
NFL record of 69 INTs at the time of his 150th career TD pass.
Rodgers holds two of the three lowest interception percentage marks
(min. 200 attempts) in a season in team history:
Quarterback
Season Int. Pct.
1t. Aaron Rodgers, 2011 1.20 (6 INTs, 502 att.)
1t. Bart Starr, 1966 1.20 (3 INTs, 251 att.)
3. Aaron Rodgers, 2009 1.29 (7 INTs, 541 att.)
Rodgers leads the league with 43 zero-interception games since 2008:
Quarterback
Zero-INT Games
1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 43
2. Tom Brady, NE 40
3. Joe Flacco, BAL 39
Rodgers has not had a two-INT game in 39 straight regular-season
starts, the longest streak by an NFL QB since the 1970 AFL-
NFL merger (according to the Elias Sports Bureau). The previous
record was 27 straight games by QB Neil O’Donnell from 1997-99.
Rodgers will enter the 2013 season having not thrown an INT in 144
consecutive passing attempts in the regular season, the longest current
streak in the league.
HITTING HIS MARK
QB Aaron Rodgers completed 371 of 552 passes last season, a 67.2
completion percentage that ranked No. 3 in the league.
Rodgers set a single-season franchise record with his 68.3 completion
percentage (343-502) in 2011. He now holds the top two and three of
the top four single-season marks in team annals:
Quarterback
Completion Pct.
1. Aaron Rodgers, 2011 68.3
2. Aaron Rodgers, 2012 67.2
3. Brett Favre, 2007 66.5
4. Aaron Rodgers, 2010 65.7
5. Brett Favre, 2003 65.3
Rodgers ranks No. 2 in NFL history in career completion percentage
(min. 1,500 attempts), connecting on 1,752 of 2,665 attempts:
Quarterback
Career Completion Pct.
1. Chad Pennington, NYJ/MIA 66.0
2. Aaron Rodgers, GB 65.7
3. Drew Brees, SD/NO 65.6
THIRD DOWN IS THE CHARM
A glance at where QB Aaron Rodgers ranked on third down last
season (min. 100 att.):
Quarterback
Passer Rating
1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 110.82
2. Tom Brady, NE 110.78
3. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 106.85
Quarterback
25-Yard Passes
1. Drew Brees, NO 17
2. Aaron Rodgers, GB 15
3. Peyton Manning, DEN 14
Quarterback
Yards/Attempt
1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 9.01
2. Drew Brees, NO 8.39
3. Peyton Manning, DEN 8.13
Rodgers threw for 1,298 yards and nine TDs with one INT on 92-of-144
passing (63.9 percent) on third down last season.
He connected on 80 of 122 passes (65.6 percent) for 1,136 yards and
nine TDs with two INTs on third down in 2011. His passer rating of
113.3 on third down ranked No. 2 in the NFL in 2011.
In ’09, Rodgers ranked No. 1 in the NFL with a 133.5 rating. No other
quarterback in the league threw for as many yards (1,710) or touchdowns
(14) on third down as Rodgers, and his passer rating was the
best in the NFL since Kurt Warner’s 137.3 rating in 1999 with St. Louis.
In 78 career regular-season starts, Rodgers has posted a 100-plus
passer rating on third down in 45 of those contests. A look at some of
his numbers on third down since 2009 (min. 250 attempts):
Quarterback
Passer Rating
1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 114.0
2. Tom Brady, NE 107.4
3. Drew Brees, NO 103.9
Quarterback
TD/INT Ratio
1. Tom Brady, NE 9.00 (45/5)
2. Aaron Rodgers, GB 5.38 (43/8)
3. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 3.20 (32/10)
Quarterback
Yards/Attempt
1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 9.24
2. Eli Manning, NYG 8.37
3. Philip Rivers, SD 8.36
Quarterback
25-Yard Passes
1t. Aaron Rodgers, GB 53
1t. Eli Manning, NYG 53
3. Philip Rivers, SD 46
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