(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) and Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco, right, meet on the field following an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Cincinnati, OH) Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ performance in a 33-31 loss last night during a Thursday night NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Ohio put him ahead of another quarterback who played for the Steelers on the NFL’s all-time passing yards list. Rodgers has officially passed former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to take over fifth place on that list. According to ESPN.com, Rodgers has now accumulated 64,222 passing yards in his career after the Steelers’ game against the Bengals last night, while Roethlisberger passed for 64,088 yards in his career before retiring. Rodgers passed Roethlisberger in the second quarter of that NFL game last night with his completion of 15 yards to Steelers running back Jaylen Warren. Roethlisberger retired after the 2021 NFL season and it took 249 games for him to get to his career total in passing yards. Ironically, Rodgers passes Roethlisberger on the NFL all-time passing yards list, and Roethlisberger was the opposing quarterback on the Steelers when Rodgers was the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers when the two teams played in Super Bowl XLV (45) on February 6th, 2011 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Rodgers’ Packers won that game, 31-25, to give Rodgers his first Super Bowl victory and his first Super Bowl championship ring. Roethlisberger has two Super Bowl victories, with Super Bowl championship rings from the Steelers defeating the Seattle Seahawks 21-10 in Super Bowl XL (40) on February 5th, 2006 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan and the Steelers defeating the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 in Super Bowl XLIII on February 1st, 2009 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.