FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The man who has a statue outside of this venue will probably never lose the top spot, but Aaron Rodgers is now No. 4 all time in NFL passing touchdowns in the regular season.

Rodgers passed his Packers predecessor and former teammate Brett Favre when he tossed up a 12-yard score to DK Metcalf in the end zone Sunday against the Patriots at Gillette Stadium. He saw Metcalf with single coverage from Carlton Davis III and put it in the air for Metcalf, who made an incredible toe-tapping grab to give the Steelers a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter.

The list now goes Tom Brady (649), Drew Brees (571), Peyton Manning (539), then Rodgers (509). Rodgers tied Favre in last week’s loss to the Seahawks and he was already one ahead of Favre if you include their postseason sta

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