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Packers’ Aaron Rodgers Wanted To Go For Single-Game Touchdown Record Against Bears

By Mike Dyce

Nov 9, 2014; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) throws a pass during the first quarter against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 9, 2014; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) throws a pass during the first quarter against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers wanted to go for the NFL single-game touchdown record against the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

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The Green Bay Packers blew out the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night, and quarterback Aaron Rodgers had thrown six touchdowns in the first half en route to a 42-0 lead.

The Packers decided to pull Rodgers in the second half to make sure he remained healthy, but Rodgers wanted to go after the single-game touchdown record of seven.

“Yeah, I knew what the record was,” Rodgers said Tuesday on his weekly radio show on ESPN Milwaukee, via the Green Bay Press Gazette. “It would’ve been nice to get seven. We’re still playing. I know it’s 42-0 [at halftime], but it’s the NFL still. There’s talented guys who are getting paid on both sides. So we were still playing football there in the second half.”

You can’t blame Rodgers, two quarterbacks reached the seven touchdown mark in 2013, Denver Broncos’ Peyton Manning and Philadelphia Eagles’ Nick Foles.

Rodgers added that you owe it to the game to keep playing, though there is a respectful way to do so.

“I think you owe it to the game to keep playing in similar situations, but there’s a time and a place,” Rodgers said. “We weren’t going to stay in a no-huddle mindset there in the third quarter. We huddled up, we kind of were a little more deliberate on offense. That’s respect for the opponent and respect for the game.

“I believe in respect for the game, respect for your opponents, winning with class and losing with class.”

And as it all turns out, it could’ve done more harm than good for Rodgers. He said his back tightened up standing around on the sideline during the second half.

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