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They all wanted to catch it, and they all wanted to present the ball to Rodgers, but it was Allen Lazard who had the honor of catching the Green Bay Packers quarterback's franchise-record setting 443rd career touchdown pass.
It happened in the first quarter of the game against the Cleveland Browns at Lambeau Field when Lazard took a short out and drove for the right pylon. History was made.
After the touchdown, the Packers played a video message from the quarterback. He said he had one request.
"Go get us another Super Bowl," he said. Rodgers threw three touchdown passes in a 31-30 win over the Baltimore Ravens last Sunday, tying the franchise record of
Rodgers set a record in his 204th start. Over the course of 16 seasons, he had .
The two have different totals for intercepts. Rodgers has 93 picks in the NFL, less than any player in the league regardless of team.
Bart Starr held the previous franchise touchdown record. When he threw In 2007, Rodgers threw his first touchdown pass. That was his only other season as a backup. He took over as a starter in 2008.
Rodgers said he didn't think much about the milestone back in the day. I was trying to get to the next thing and thought it would be cool to play five or eight years in the league and figure out what I'm gonna do next. After 10 years, I thought it would be a pretty special deal, but 17 years, a lot of years starting, just have a lot of gratitude for all the people who had an impact on me. It has been a great journey.
It appears that his patience paid off, as he felt like he might be the one in last week's game.
"I had a chance on the last drive," he said. I think the wind caught it and it sailed out of the end zone. It's a significant play in the game when you catch a touchdown. It means a lot to us as a unit. To be a part of that record would be pretty cool.
After the record was broken, Rodgers threw No. 444. It was the 66th time that Davante Adams has connected for a touchdown. The previous record for most by a quarterback-receiver combination in Packers' history was held by Rodgers and Nelson.
