GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Aaron Rodgers now has more 40-touchdown seasons than any quarterback in NFL history.
And it didn't take the Green Bay Packers quarterback long to get to that mark against the Carolina Panthers on Saturday night.
Needing one touchdown pass to hit 40 for the season entering the game, Rodgers got it on his first possession with a 1-yarder to tight end Robert Tonyan. Rodgers nearly got it on the previous play, but Tonyan rolled out of bounds at the 1-yard line. No matter, he went right back to him on a vintage play-action that has become a staple of the Packers' offense this season.