Six TD passes in first half

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Six TD passes in first half

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Aaron Rodgers last night became the second quarterback in league history to accomplish this. Daryle Lamonica was the first, against Buffalo on 10/19/69.
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Indeed, he was.
But, in the great state of Wisconsin, there must be 100,000 cheeseheads who looked to the Heavens
and remembered the words of Saint Vincent:
"The only thing that matters is first place. Everything else is hinky-dinky."
In Rodgers' case, 2nd is not so bad but why not give him the shot at going for it all -
especially against such a long-time arch-rival?
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When a player made a good play, he didn't jump up and down.
Those kinds of plays were expected."
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The Bears became the first team to give up 50 points in consecutive games since...the Rochester Jeffersons in 1923.
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Rodgers threw his 16th TD pass of 70 yards or more, now the NFL record. He had been tied with Peyton Manning and Favre for that record.
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rhickok1109 wrote:Rodgers threw his 16th TD pass of 70 yards or more, now the NFL record. He had been tied with Peyton Manning and Favre for that record.
That is a surprise, I would have thought Marino would have had that record. One doesn't typically think of Rodgers as a QB who was known for the bomb like Jurgensen, Namath, Fouts or Marino.
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Rupert Patrick wrote:
rhickok1109 wrote:Rodgers threw his 16th TD pass of 70 yards or more, now the NFL record. He had been tied with Peyton Manning and Favre for that record.
That is a surprise, I would have thought Marino would have had that record. One doesn't typically think of Rodgers as a QB who was known for the bomb like Jurgensen, Namath, Fouts or Marino.
The Packers have thrown a lot of long passes since McCarthy took over and Rodgers is an exceptionally accurate long-range passer.
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Incidentally, it's pretty impressive that Rodgers has done it in about 6 1/2 years as a starter, while Manning is in his 16th season as a starter and Favre started for 19 seasons.
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by rhickok1109 » Tue Nov 11, 2014 9:22 am
"Incidentally..."

Monumental might be more fitting?
The feat itself is outstanding - approximately one-third the time is almost beyond words.
"It was a different game when I played.
When a player made a good play, he didn't jump up and down.
Those kinds of plays were expected."
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