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Aaron Rodgers Passes Peyton Manning for Third on Career TD List

The mark strengthens Rodgers's late‑career legacy as he nears the end of a season he has said will be his last.

Overview

  • The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the New Orleans Saints 16-10 in Paris on Sunday, Oct. 25, and Rodgers threw a four-yard touchdown to Darnell Washington that was his 540th regular-season scoring pass.
  • That touchdown made Rodgers sole owner of third place on the NFL career regular-season touchdown pass list, moving him past Peyton Manning and behind only Drew Brees and Tom Brady.
  • Rodgers finished 19-of-30 for 212 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions while Jaylen Warren rushed for 101 yards and Chris Boswell made three field goals to close out the win.
  • An expedited replay review in Paris overturned an apparent T.J. Watt fumble and gave the Saints a sack ruling instead, prompting sharp criticism of the replay process and officiating decisions at the game.
  • The game was the NFL’s first regular-season contest in France and one of a record nine international regular-season games this year, a push that has raised questions about travel, security and fan-event logistics after protests forced cancellations before kickoff.