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Steelers Make Aaron Rogers Announcement During Bengals Game

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Max Escarpio | Last updated Oct 16, 2025 9:56 PM ET

The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Cleveland Browns, 23-9, in Week 6 to move to 4-1 on the year.

Veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers has played well in his first season with Pittsburgh. Through five games, he has thrown for 1,021 yards with 10 touchdowns and three interceptions.

The Steelers' only loss has come at the expense of the Seattle Seahawks in Week 2, 31-17.

In Week 7, the Steelers traveled to Ohio to face the Cincinnati Bengals on "Thursday Night Football."

The Steelers scored quickly as Rodgers connected with tight end Jonnu Smith less than five minutes into the game to get a 7-0 lead.

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By the end of the first half, the Steelers trailed, 14-10, but Rodgers' 118 passing yards put him up on the NFL's all-time passing yards list.

"Congratulations to Aaron Rodgers for moving into fifth place on the NFL’s all-time passing yards list!" the Steelers announced on X.

Congratulations to Aaron Rodgers for moving into fifth place on the NFL’s all-time passing yards list! pic.twitter.com/3rDyNRSl15
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) October 17, 2025

Rodgers entered the game with 63,973 yards, right behind former Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger, who had 64,088 passing yards.

Here are the top five after Rodgers moved past Roethlisberger:

Tom Brady: 89,214 yards
Drew Brees: 80,358 yards
Peyton Manning: 71,940 yards
Brett Favre: 71,838 yards
Aaron Rodgers

Rodgers entered the game needing 116 yards to pass Roethlisberger, and he got those yards via a 15-yard pass to running back Jaylen Warren that led to the two-minute warning.

The only other active QB in the top 10 is Los Angeles Rams star Matthew Stafford, who is at No. 9 with 61,493 yards.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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