Since 1950, only six quarterbacks have completed at least 20 passes and produced fewer than 125 passing yards in a single game.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers not only joined that list on Sunday night in San Francisco, but he set a new record for fewest passing yards by a quarterback with at least 20 completions in a game.
Rodgers finished the Packers’ 37-8 loss to the 49ers with 104 passing yards on 20 completions and 33 attempts. The previous low was 110 yards, set by Bubby Brister in 1995.
The 104 passing yards was Rodgers’ second-lowest in a single game of his career, trailing only the 77 yards he produced in a 29-10 loss to the Denver Broncos in 2015. He also averaged 3.15 yards per attempt, the lowest in a game he started.
Since Week 9, Rodgers ranks 36th out of 36 quarterbacks with at least 20 total attempts in yards per passing attempt (5.13).
On Sunday night, Rodgers averaged 5.2 yards per completion and left the game with only 66 net passing yards, thanks to taking five sacks that lost 38 yards. Rodgers didn’t have a completion that traveled more than 10 yards in the air and had just three completions of 10 or more yards overall. Of his 20 completions, nine gained three or fewer yards.
Overall, only four quarterbacks have attempted at least 30 passes and averaged fewer than 4.0 yards per attempt this season. Rodgers joins Tom Brady, Sam Darnold and Ryan Finley.
After 11 games, Rodgers ranks 16th in the NFL in yards per attempt and 12th in passer rating.
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