Aaron Rodgers Has Gone Where No Quarterback Has Gone Before

Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers had another fabulous season in 2012 to back up his NFL MVP year in 2011. Rodgers ended up throwing 39 touchdown passes, compared to just eight picks, for 4,295 yards. That all adds up to a 108.0 quarterback rating, which is the best in the NFL.

There is a pattern here, folks.

You see, Rodgers is the highest rated quarterback of all time in the NFL, based on at least 1,500 pass attempts. In fact, he is the only quarterback in the history of the league to have a quarterback rating above 100.

Rodgers is also the highest rated quarterback in NFL history in the postseason as well, as he has a 105.5 mark.

But the statistic that really sets Rodgers apart from any quarterback that has ever played in the NFL is his touchdown pass to interception ratio.

No quarterback has ever had a ratio above 3.0, except for Rodgers. Again, this is based on at least 1,500 pass attempts.

Not only is Rodgers above 3.0, he's at 3.71 and closing in on a 4.0 average.

Just think about that for a second. We are talking about a quarterback that is averaging close to four touchdown passes for every interception he throws.

I've put together a slideshow that lists a number of current quarterbacks in the NFL, as well as some Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterbacks, and a couple more who will be in Canton very soon.

I list the players by one's quarterback rating in a given career. The slide will also show the player's career touchdown pass total, along with how many career interceptions he threw. Finally, it will show the quarterback's touchdown to interception ratio in his career.

Aaron Rodgers

Quarterback Rating: 104.9

Touchdown Passes: 171

Interceptions: 46

TD Pass to Interception Ratio: 3.71

Steve Young

Quarterback Rating: 96.8

Touchdown Passes: 232

Interceptions: 107

TD Pass to Interception Ratio: 2.16

Tom Brady

Quarterback Rating: 96.6

Touchdown Passes: 334

Interceptions: 123

TD Pass to Interception Ratio: 2.71

Peyton Manning

Quarterback Rating: 95.7

Touchdown Passes: 436

Interceptions: 209

TD Pass to Interception Ratio: 2.08

Tony Romo

Quarterback Rating: 95.6

Touchdown Passes: 177

Interceptions: 91

TD Pass to Interception Ratio: 1.94

Phillip Rivers

Quarterback Rating: 94.5

Touchdown Passes: 189

Interceptions: 93

TD Pass to Interception Ratio: 2.03

Drew Brees

Quarterback Rating: 94.3

Touchdown Passes: 324

Interceptions: 165

TD Pass to Interception Ratio: 1.96

Kurt Warner

Quarterback Rating: 93.7

Touchdown Passes: 208

Interceptions: 128

TD Pass to Interception Ratio: 1.62

Ben Roethlisberger

Quarterback Rating: 92.7

Touchdown Passes: 191

Interceptions: 108

TD Pass to Interception Ratio: 1.76

Joe Montana

Quarterback Rating: 92.3

Touchdown Passes: 273

Interceptions: 139

TD Pass to Interception Ratio: 1.96

Matt Ryan

Quarterback Rating: 90.9

Touchdown Passes: 127

Interceptions: 60

TD Pass to Interception Ratio: 2.11

Dan Marino

Quarterback Rating: 86.4

Touchdown Passes: 420

Interceptions: 252

TD pass to Interception Ratio: 1.66

Brett Favre

Quarterback Rating: 86.0

Touchdown Passes: 508

Interceptions: 336

TD Pass to Interception Ratio: 1.51