Aaron Rodgers is within one touchdown pass of passing Peyton Manning on the NFL’s all-time list

Aaron Rodgers is closing on a major passing-touchdown milestone that would shift the historical order in the NFL’s record book. According to Yahoo Sports, Rodgers is set to move ahead of Peyton Manning on the all-time touchdown pass list, counting both the regular season and the playoffs. The next touchdown pass would put Rodgers ahead of Manning and leave him poised to claim sole possession of third place.

The significance of that jump goes beyond a single line in a statistic table. Manning’s name is woven into the league’s modern passing era, and his postseason production is part of why he remains a measuring stick for longevity and efficiency at quarterback. For Rodgers, reaching the position plateaus of an all-time leader speaks to sustained productivity across multiple seasons and offensive identities.

The key detail in the reporting is the “next touchdown pass” framing. That matters because all-time lists can change quickly depending on how many games a quarterback plays and how frequently an offense reaches the end zone through the air. In other words, the race is not hypothetical or retrospective, it is tethered to the next scoring opportunity Rodgers gets.

Yahoo Sports also frames the moment as a move into sole possession of third place, which implies the margin is small and that Rodgers is already very close to the total Manning has compiled. The list is typically presented with different inclusion rules, but this milestone is specifically noted as counting postseason touchdown passes. That inclusion highlights playoff performance, where the sample size is smaller but the stakes are higher.

All-time passing touchdown standings often end up as a debate about style and context, because quarterbacks accumulate touchdowns in different ways. Some eras feature heavier passing volume, while others emphasize balance or rely on schemes that increase (or decrease) the touchdown chances for the quarterback directly. Still, the passing-touchdown metric is relatively straightforward: it credits the throw and the connection, regardless of the route concept or play-action structure.

Rodgers reaching third place would not just be a personal marker. It also places him firmly inside the top tier of the league’s most productive long-term passers, a category that shapes how teams, media, and fans evaluate quarterback careers over decades. In the short term, it can also serve as a rallying point for the team’s offense, especially if scoring drives repeatedly create the kind of opportunities that lead directly to touchdown passes.

For what to watch next, the focus is simple: the next time Rodgers throws for a touchdown, the all-time list will update in the direction described by Yahoo Sports. If that happens, it will complete the leap over Manning for third place with postseason passing touchdowns counted, and it will further clarify how close Rodgers is to the quarterbacks ahead of him on the overall chart.