Aaron Rodgers’ legendary career with the Green Bay Packers is over.
He confirmed on the “Pat McAfee Show” that his future is with the New York Jets.
Rodgers will go down as one of the greatest to ever put on a Packers uniform, and he is undoubtedly a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer.
All great things must come to an end, and it’s a sad day as Rodgers says goodbye to Green Bay.
It’s time to celebrate his incredible career with the Packers. Let’s revisit his top 10 moments.
Aaron Rodgers’ greatest Packers moments: Honorable mentions
Perfect passer rating vs. Raiders (2019)
In Matt LaFleur’s first season as head coach, Aaron Rodgers showed the potential he had in the new system, throwing for 429 yards and five touchdowns with a perfect 158.3 passer rating in a dominant win over the Oakland Raiders.
Fake spike and last-second win vs. Dolphins (2014)
In the home of Dan Marino, Rodgers pulled off a fake spike to set the Packers up with one more shot to win the game in the final seconds. He then found Andrew Quarless for the game-winner with only three seconds remaining on the clock.
Heroic playoff performance vs. Cardinals (2009)
Rodgers’ first playoff start may have ended in defeat, but it was a thriller. The Packers lost in overtime by a scoreline of 51-45, but not before Rodgers threw for 423 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception, with a passer rating of 121.4.
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10. Superhero six-game stretch to run the table (2016)
After the Packers lost their fourth straight to fall to 4-6 in 2016, the season looked destined for failure. Aaron Rodgers said he believed the team could “run the table”, and he wasn’t wrong.
Superhero Rodgers arrived, throwing for 2,384 yards, 21 touchdowns, and just one interception in an 8-0 stretch that saw Green Bay go from 4-6 to the NFC North title and a trip to the NFC Championship Game.
In playoff victories over the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys, Rodgers threw for 717 yards, six touchdowns, and an interception, and even completed a Hail Mary against New York.
A magical run.
9. Pinpoint touchdown pass in playoff win vs. Cowboys (2014)
Rodgers had more success against the Cowboys two years earlier. Despite playing with an injured calf, Rodgers stepped up when the Packers needed him most.
With the Packers trailing by a point in the fourth quarter, Rodgers rolled to his left and made one of the throws of his career. He hit a beautiful, pinpoint pass to tight end Richard Rodgers for a 13-yard touchdown, hitting the perfect window between multiple Cowboys defenders.
It was a true masterpiece from a genius thrower of the football. Crucially, it proved to be the game-winning score in a tough victory over Dallas to advance to the NFC Championship Game.
8. Six touchdowns in a half vs. Bears (2014)
Aaron Rodgers and Matt Flynn shared the Packers’ franchise record for touchdown passes in a game with six. Rodgers decided that wasn’t enough, throwing six in a single half against the Chicago Bears in 2014.
In one of the most dominant performances of his career, Rodgers only played a little over two quarters in the game, throwing for 315 yards and six touchdowns with a passer rating of 145.8.
Green Bay led 42-0 at halftime and Rodgers was pulled from the game less than five minutes into the third quarter. The Packers won the game 55-14.
Just imagine Rodgers had been allowed to play the entire game.
7. THE throw to Jared Cook vs. Cowboys in divisional round (2016)
We all remember the throw to Jared Cook in the divisional round of the playoffs in 2016.
With the score tied at 31-31 with only 12 seconds remaining, Green Bay had the ball on its own 33-yard line facing third-and-20. Overtime was the only outcome, right?
Nope.
On a play Rodgers incredibly created in the huddle, he rolled to his left, bought some time, and then threw a beauty to Jared Cook down the sideline. Cook made a spectacular catch and kept his feet in bounds.
It left three seconds on the clock and a chance for Mason Crosby to boot through a game-winner, which he did.
6. Comeback win vs. Bears with a broken leg (2018)
In Week 1 of the 2018 season, the Packers made the worst possible start. Their season looked over before it had even begun.
The Chicago Bears took a 20-0 lead at Lambeau Field. To make matters worse, Rodgers had been carted off with a significant knee injury, which he later revealed was a broken leg.
Rodgers’ toughness can never come into question. Not only did he return to the game, he led the most improbable of comebacks. Rodgers would throw touchdown passes to Geronimo Allison, Davante Adams, and Randall Cobb, leading the Packers to a famous 24-23 victory over the Bears.
With a broken leg.
5. Two Hail Marys to save season vs. Cardinals (2015)
Aaron Rodgers is the master of the Hail Mary pass, and he showed why in the 2015 playoffs. He hit not one, but two on the same drive to save Green Bay’s season against the Arizona Cardinals in the divisional round.
Facing fourth-and-20 from their own end zone with less than a minute left in regulation, the Packers needed a miracle. More than one, in fact.
But Superhero Rodgers turned up again, firing a completion to Jeff Janis for 60 yards. Simply incredible.
Then he did it again. Falling to his left, Rodgers threw deep into the end zone. In double coverage, Janis stepped up and made another play, sending the game into overtime.
One of the most extraordinary ends to a game you’ll ever see.
4. NFC North winner on fourth down vs. Bears (2013)
Aaron Rodgers had missed half the season with a broken collarbone, while Randall Cobb had been out for most of the year with a significant leg injury.
Despite that, the other three NFC North teams decided it would be a good idea to keep the Packers alive in the playoff race.
Big mistake.
Rodgers and Cobb returned for a Week 17 trip to Soldier Field, with the winner taking the NFC North title and the loser missing the playoffs.
It was fourth-and-8 from the Bears’ 48-yard line. If the Packers didn’t get a first down, their season was over. They got more than that, with Rodgers finding Cobb deep downfield for a 48-yard touchdown that sealed the NFC North title for the Packers.
3. Aaron Rodgers dominates Falcons in divisional round (2010)
How about a great playoff performance? It doesn’t get much better than this.
In the 2010 divisional round, the sixth-seed Packers entered the Georgia Dome to take on the top-seeded Atlanta Falcons and their No. 5-ranked scoring defense.
Aaron Rodgers put in a performance for the ages, completing 31 of 36 passes for 366 yards and three touchdowns, while running in another touchdown. He had a passer rating of 136.8 as the Packers destroyed the Falcons 48-21.
Rodgers silenced the crowd, putting together a near-perfect performance in a tough environment to send the Packers into the NFC Championship Game.
2. Aaron Rodgers Hail Mary stuns Lions (2015)
Aaron Rodgers truly is the Hail Mary King, and they don’t get any better than the game-winner against the Detroit Lions in 2015.
“He turned 32 yesterday, does he have a vintage moment in him?” asked Jim Nantz on the CBS broadcast.
The answer was yes.
“In the end zone… it is caught… FOR THE WIN!” said Nantz, as Rodgers found tight end Richard Rodgers for the unlikeliest of game-winners.
The disbelief. The throw. The catch. The moment.
Green Bay had trailed 20-0 at one point in the game. The Packers didn’t lead once, until this final play with zero seconds on the clock.
Legendary.
1. Aaron Rodgers wins Super Bowl MVP (2010)
How could anything else take first place?
After memorable playoff wins over the Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, and Chicago Bears on the road, Aaron Rodgers led the Packers to the Super Bowl.
He saved a vintage performance for the biggest stage of all, throwing for 304 yards and three touchdowns in a historic 31-25 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rodgers made some unbelievable throws throughout the contest, connecting with Jordy Nelson and Greg Jennings twice for scores.
Rodgers was named Super Bowl MVP. Even if he had never thrown another pass in the NFL, he was forever a Green Bay Packers legend after this performance, bringing the Lombardi Trophy home.