What to Look For - Week 13

Aaron Rodgers has never been shy about expressing his opinions nor has he been someone who lacks confidence in his abilities on the football field.

Rodgers introduced a refrain into the sports vocabulary in 2014 when he told Packers fans during a radio show appearance: “Five letters here just for everybody out there in Packerland: ‘R-E-L-A-X.’  Relax. We're going to be OK.”

The then 1-2 Packers went 11-2 the rest of the regular season and reached the NFC championship. Rodgers finished with almost 4,400 yards passing and 38 touchdowns with only five interceptions.

More recently, Rodgers said on a sports talk show that his “slump years” are better than some other quarterbacks’ career years.

Bold.

Brash.

Accurate.

One week after becoming only the 11^th player in the National Football League to pass for more than 50,000 yards, Rodgers is positioned to set two NFL touchdown passing records.

Those milestones are among several things to watch for as the NFL enters Week 13 of the 2020 season.

AAR RAID: Last week, Green Bay quarterback AARON RODGERS passed for 211 yards and four touchdowns with zero interceptions for a 132.3 passer rating, his fifth game with at least four touchdown passes this season, the most in the NFL. He leads the league with 33 touchdown passes and a 117.6 rating.

With two touchdown passes on Sunday against Philadelphia (4:25 PM ET, CBS), Rodgers can become the first player in NFL history to record five seasons with at least 35 touchdown passes. He also accomplished the feat in 2016 (40 touchdown passes), 2014 (38), 2012 (39) and 2011 (45).

The players with the most seasons of at least 35 touchdown passes in NFL history:​

In his 16-year career, Rodgers has totaled 50,046 passing yards and 397 touchdown passes and last week became the 11th player in league history to pass for at least 50,000 yards. With three touchdown passes on Sunday, Rodgers – appearing in his 193rd career game – can become the seventh player in NFL history to reach 400 career touchdown passes and the fastest to reach the mark.

The players to reach 400 career touchdown passes in the fewest games in NFL history:​

Rodgers’ top target, wide receiver DAVANTE ADAMS, enters Week 13 with 11 touchdown receptions, tied for the second-most in the NFL. He has recorded at least five receptions and a touchdown catch in six consecutive games.  

With five receptions and a touchdown catch on Sunday against Philadelphia (4:25 PM ET, CBS), Adams would become the third player with at least five receptions and a touchdown catch in seven consecutive games within a single season in NFL history, joining ANTONIO BROWN(eight games in 2018) and Pro Football Hall of Famer TERRELL OWENS (seven games in 2007).

The players with the most consecutive games with at least five receptions and a touchdown catch within a single season in NFL history:​