The NFL announced today that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week.
OFFENSE: QB AARON RODGERS, GREEN BAY PACKERS
- Rodgers completed 18 of 27 passes (66.7 percent) for 315 yards with six touchdowns and no interceptions for a 145.8 passer rating in the Packers’ 55-14 win over Chicago.
- He threw all six touchdowns in the first half and is only the second player in NFL history (DARYLE LAMONICA) with six touchdown passes in a half.
- Rodgers tied the franchise record for the most TD passes in a game and is the only Packer to have two games with six touchdown passes.
- He threw a 73-yard touchdown pass to JORDY NELSON in the second quarter, Rodgers’ 16th career TD pass of 70+ yards. That is the most in NFL history, surpassing PEYTON MANNING and BRETT FAVRE (15).
- In his 10th season from California, this is Rodgers’ 11th career Player of the Week Award and third this season (Weeks 4 and 7). His three Offensive Player of the Week Awards this season are the most in the NFL.
- Rodgers’ 11 Player of the Week Awards are the second-most in franchise history (BRETT FAVRE, 12).
- Since 2010, Rodgers’ 11 Player of the Week Awards are the most in the NFL.
