Aaron Rodgers on pace to break 57-year-old Jets franchise record

Those 23 passing scores equal the same total former starting quarterback Zach Wilson threw in his three seasons combined under center for the team.

If Rodgers throws for 753 yards over his final three games (roughly 250 yards per game), then he would break Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Namath's 1967 franchise record for most passing yards in a single season (4,007).

That's a 57-year-old record no other Jets quarterback has touched. Former passer Ryan Fitzpatrick came the closest in 2015 with 3,905 yards.

However, if you glance at their record (4-10), the Jets don't look like a team with a quarterback who has had a late-career boom.

Rodgers missed all but four snaps in 2023 due to a ruptured Achilles, but in 2024, team drama has dominated headlines instead of his play.

Head coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas were fired earlier in the season, signaling that on-field dysfunction may be a symptom of internal strife.

Facing the red-hot Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, the division-leading Buffalo Bills (Dec. 29) and the Miami Dolphins (Jan. 5) to conclude the season isn't an ideal slate for the team or Rodgers' pursuit of Namath's record.

But Rodgers has accomplished tougher feats in the past, and with weapons like receivers Davante Adams and Garrett Wilson, anything is possible.