Aaron Rodgers Can Pass Brady and Mahomes for an Odd NFL Record Thursday
Rodgers owns 11 career TDs and zero picks against Cleveland. Two more Thursday night and he's alone atop a quirky list.
11 TDs, 0 INTs vs Cleveland and a plus matchup Thursday night.
- 11 career TD, 0 INT vs Browns in 5 games
- Needs 2 TD, 0 INT Thursday to break the record
- Rodgers 4-1 all-time against Cleveland
- 2025: 3,322 yds, 24 TD, 7 INT, 227 PPR pts
- Steelers 0-9 in Thursday divisional road games since 1980
Aaron Rodgers walks into Cleveland on Thursday night sitting on 11 career touchdown passes against the Browns with exactly zero interceptions across five meetings. That's tied for the third-longest clean TD streak against a single opponent in league history, and the only two names ahead of him are Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes. Throw two scores and avoid a pick, and Rodgers takes the record outright.
It's a real possibility, not a layup. Rodgers went 4-1 against Cleveland in those games, and he opened last year's series with a two-touchdown performance. But the rematch in Week 17 was ugly — zero touchdowns in a 13-6 loss — so the ceiling and the floor are both on the table here.
Why This Matters Beyond the Trivia
Mahomes can't touch his own total this year; Kansas City doesn't face Pittsburgh until 2027. That means if Rodgers grabs the record Thursday, he'll get a clean shot to pad it in Week 8 when the Steelers draw the Browns again. The flip side: one interception in that rematch knocks him right off the list. Nothing about this is permanent.
There's also real football stakes. A win gives Pittsburgh at least a share of first place in the AFC North heading into Week 5, and it would snap a brutal 0-9 run in Thursday night divisional road games dating back to 1980. That's the kind of spot where a veteran quarterback either rises or gets swallowed whole.
The Fantasy Angle
Rodgers sits at QB19 in our rankings (#42 overall) after a steady 2025 — 3,322 passing yards, 24 touchdowns, 7 picks and 227 PPR points across 16 games. He's trending up, too, averaging 1.6 fantasy points above his season mark over his last five games. For context, Mahomes finished 2025 with 304 PPR points but has cooled off, running 6.3 points below his own average lately.
Bottom line for managers: start Rodgers with confidence. The history he owns against Cleveland isn't an accident — he's been efficient and turnover-free against this exact defense, and a prime-time divisional game with playoff seeding on the line is the kind of script that keeps a veteran arm busy. He's a strong QB1 play this week, record or not.
