It was not a good day for the Green Bay Packers as they fell to the Detroit Lions on Sunday 31-23. However, Aaron Rodgers will remember the game because he was able to make NFL history. The two time MVP threw for 442 yards and three touchdowns in the loss on Sunday. Rodgers now has 40,074 passing yards in his career and he became the 20th player in NFL history to reach 40,000 career passing yards. And according to the NFL on FOX, Rodgers is the fastest player in NFL history to reach 40,000 yards and 300 career touchdowns (154).

When the Packers take the field next week, he will have a chance to pass Johnny Unitas on the all-time passing yards list who has 40,239. In Week Eight, Rodgers will have a chance to pass Joe Montana on the list as he has 40,551.

Rodgers' NFL career started off slow as he was drafted by the Packers No. 24 overall in 2005, which was a surprise considering he was considered to go No. 1 overall to the San Francisco 49ers. Also, Brett Favre was still the starting QB for the Packers and he had no interest of giving the position up to Rodgers right away. That led to Rodgers being Favre's backup QB for the next three seasons and Rodgers finally got the call in 2008 when the team traded Favre to the New York Jets. In Rodgers' first season as the starter, he threw for over 4,000 yards, 28 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, but the Packers would finish the year with a 6-10 record. That would not be the same story in 2009 because the team would finish the year with an 11-5 record thanks to Rodgers throwing for over 4,400 yards, 30 touchdowns and seven interceptions.

In 2010, Rodgers took a step back as he threw for 3,922 yards, 28 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. However, the Packers reached the playoffs and Rodgers went on a run where he threw for 1,094 yards, nine touchdowns and two interceptions. His play helped the Packers win their fourth Super Bowl, 13th NFL championship and Rodgers was awarded Super Bowl MVP. He went on to win MVP in 2011 after throwing for 4,643 yards, 45 touchdowns and six interceptions which helped the Packers earn a 15-1 regular season record. Rodgers won his second MVP award in 2014 when he threw for 4,381 yards, 38 touchdowns and five interceptions.

Since Rodgers has taken over as the Packers starting QB in 2008, the team has only recorded two losing seasons and have won double-digit games seven times. The Packers have won the NFC North five times since 2011 and have played in three NFC titles games to go along with their Super Bowl victory in 2010.

Right now, the Packers are 2-2-1 and the offense is struggling. Despite a strong performance from Rodgers on Sunday, he fumbled twice which led to 10 points for the Lions.

"I've got to play better in the first half," Rodgers said. "Second half we got into a groove. We've got to put a full game together one of these days."

Knowing what Rodgers has done in the past, the Packers should get back on track sooner than later. Because as long as Rodgers is under center for the Packers, they will always have a chance to win.