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Comparing Aaron Rodgers in 2011 to Other Great QB Seasons in History

Every positive hyperbole you could possibly think of has been used on Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers and his performance level through seven games in 2011. While there is no doubt that he’s playing at a level above any quarterback in the NFL this season, where does Rodgers’ 2011 season rank historically?

We’ll start by showing you Rodgers’ current and projected 16-game stats, followed by breakdowns of other historically great quarterbacking seasons. You can make the call from there.

One last thing: You’ll notice that no season from earlier than 1994 is included. If we go back too far, say to Otto Graham or Sid Luckman, we lose the ability to compare and contrast stats on a worthwhile basis. So while there are other great seasons by quarterbacks not mentioned here, I picked the ones that can statistically stack up with this era of passing football.

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Week	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yrd	Avg	TD	INT	Rating
1	Saints	W 42-34	27	35	77.1	312	8.91	3	0	132.1
2	Panthers	W 30-23	19	30	63.3	308	10.27	2	0	119.9
3	Bears	W 27-17	28	38	73.7	297	7.82	3	1	111.4
4	Broncos	W 49-23	29	38	76.3	408	10.74	4	1	134.5
5	Falcons	W 25-14	26	39	66.7	396	10.15	2	0	117.0
6	Rams	W 24-3	18	29	62.1	316	10.90	3	1	119.3

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Packing the Stats: 2011 Week 1 Pass Defense

After week 1, every fan has the right to be optimistic. Fans of winning teams will instantly project the same success to the next 16 weeks, fans of losing teams will console themselves that its only one game and fans of teams that got blown out will delude themselves into thinking that their team is the next 2003 Patriots, who got skunked 31-0 by the Buffalo Bills only to finish 14-2 and win the Super Bowl.

Packers fans can count themselves lucky to be part of the 1^st group after a thrilling win against the New Orleans Saints but amidst the victory, questions arose. The Packers game up an astounding 477 total yards with Drew Brees shredding the Packers secondary for 398 yards. Will this be an issue in games to come or just a result of playing one of best quarterbacks along with one of the most powerful passing offenses in the NFL?

In my opinion no. Take a look at the statistics Read more... (1399 words + 1 image, estimated 5:36 mins reading time)

Date	Points	TY	R/A	RY	RTD
2010 Avg Tm/G	22.00	336.00	27.20	114.50	0.80
2010 Week 1 Avg Team	18.25	311.25	26.31	105.72	0.66
2011 Week 1 Avg Team	23.50	350.30	25.60	105.30	0.70
Difference	5.25	39.05	0.71	0.42	0.04

2010 Week 1 League Total	584.00	9,960.00	842.00	3,383.00	21.00
2011 Week 1 League Total	752.00	11,211.00	818.00	3,369.00	21.00
Difference	168.00	1,251.00	24.00	14.00	0.00