Rodgers chases 70,000-yard milestone in final NFL season with Steelers

Aaron Rodgers arrived at the Steelers facility in 2025 with a clear target: 3,726 passing yards. That gap between his career total of 66,274 yards and a historic milestone—one only four quarterbacks in NFL history have ever reached—defined his season. In what he says will be his final NFL season, he threw for 3,322 yards. Close. Not quite.

Now it’s 2026, and Rodgers has one last shot. He needs exactly 3,726 passing yards to become the fifth quarterback ever to reach 70,000 career passing yards. The math works. In 2024, his only healthy season with the Jets, he threw for 3,897 yards. Two years earlier with Green Bay, he managed 3,695 yards.

Oddsmakers see it as possible. DraftKings has Rodgers at +200 odds to throw for at least 3,726 yards and finish with at least 70,000—roughly a 33 percent implied probability. Meaningful, but no guarantee for a quarterback about to turn 42.

The Steelers’ passing attack will decide it. A healthy offense that commits to the air game makes 3,726 yards plausible. Injuries or a run-heavy scheme? The milestone becomes a long shot. For Rodgers chasing history in his declared final year, 2026 is the moment that matters.