Cameras Lingered on Aaron Rodgers for What Could Be Final Walk Off NFL Field

Rodgers may have played his last NFL game.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers walks off the field following his team’s loss to the Houston Texans in the wild-card round of the playoffs. / Via ESPN

Aaron Rodgers may have walked off an NFL field for the final time.

On Monday night, Rodgers and the Steelers were hammered by the Texans 30-6 in the wild-card round of the playoffs. The veteran quarterback couldn’t get Pittsburgh’s offense moving, as Houston’s suffocating defense harassed the 42-year-old all night.

After the game, cameras lingered on the four-time NFL MVP as he walked off the field for what could be the final time.

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Cameras continued to follow him after he left the field.

Aaron Rodgers leaves the field after the Wild Card loss.

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If that is the last time we see Rodgers play an NFL game, he didn’t go out on his best. He completed 17-of-33 passes for 146 yards, with no touchdowns, one interception, and a lost fumble. He was sacked four times, and his final throw was intercepted by Texans safety Calen Bullock and returned 50 yards for a touchdown.

It wasn’t a performance he’ll be happy about, but if he never plays again, there’s no doubt Rodgers will be headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in five years.

Aaron Rodgers career numbers

If he decides to step away, Rodgers would do so as one of the most accomplished quarterbacks in NFL history.

Rodgers’s four MVPs fall short of only Peyton Manning’s five in league history. Tom Brady, Jim Brown, Brett Favre, and Johnny Unitas each had three.

He currently ranks fifth in passing yards (66,274), fourth in passing touchdowns (527), and is tied for first in career passer rating (102.2) with Lamar Jackson. He also holds the single-season passer rating record of 122.5, which he set in 2011. His 2020 campaign (121.5) is in second place.

Rodgers is a four-time first-team All-Pro, a 10-time Pro Bowler, and he led the Packers to a title at Super Bowl XLV, where he was named MVP. He led the NFL in passer rating four times and passing touchdowns twice. He was also a member of the 2010s All-Decade team.

In the 18 seasons he spent with Green Bay, Rodgers set the franchise record for passing touchdowns (475), and the team racked up double-digit wins 10 times in the 15 seasons he was the starter.

There is no doubt he’s an all-time great, and we may have just watched his final game.

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