Aaron Rodgers gets NFL Spin Zone Player of the Week

By Kevin Parvizi | Nov 11, 2014

Marshawn Lynch was a machine in the Seattle Seahawks win over the New York Giants, racking up 140 rushing yards, a touchdowns, and embarrassed defenders galore in a magnificent and vintage performance. But even Lynch was outdone by an even more eye-popping game from Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who has been the most consistent player in the league this season. Even when he suffered a hamstring injury two weeks ago against the New Orleans Saints, Rodgers was still playing well (don’t read too much into the picks), and I can’t remember the last time I said, “Wow, Rodgers didn’t play well.”

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Not only did he play well, but he completely dismantled the dysfunctional Chicago Bears in front of a national audience. For the second time this season, Rodgers undressed the Bears, though it’s not like that putrid secondary needed much exposing; we know they stink. But I’m sure Mel Tucker was more mortified than usual, and that’s the sort of game that can lead to heads rolling.

My head was rolling in a different way on Sunday night, as I was in awe. Rodgers never ceases to amaze me, and the fact of the matter is that he could have easily racked up more than the six touchdowns he dropped on the Bears. The only reason why Rodgers isn’t chasing historic numbers this season is because the Packers are too nice to run up the score. Either that, or they’re too smart to risk anything happening to Rodgers, as they put in Matt Flynn for another cameo appearance.

Rodgers completed 18 of 27 passes for 315 yards, six TDs, no picks, and an impeccable 11.7 yards per attempt. That was just about a flawless performance from the best quarterback in the NFL, as the Packers were already up 42-0 at the half. Yes, 55-14 somehow doesn’t do justice to the Packers aerial assault on the Bears helpless secondary.

There’s little doubt in my mind that Rodgers is the most accurate deep passer in the NFL, and he used star wideouts Randall Cobb and Jordy Nelson to burn the opposition vertically with relative ease. Per Pro-Football Reference, he went 5-6 for 181 yards and three touchdowns on deep throws alone. Based on how things seemed to be classified, “deep” means at least 15 yards.

With an ESPN TQBR of 99.8, Aaron Rodgers was statistically nearly flawless, and his normal QB Rating was an equally impressive 145.8. Again, he could have easily put up legendary numbers on the Bears had he been allowed to continue, and the only thing standing in his way is his own dominance; he’s simply too good to rack up even better statistics. Remember, all six of his touchdowns came in the first half.

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