Aaron Rodgers had a monster 2016 season, throwing for 4,428 yards, 40 touchdowns and posted a passer rating of 104.2. And we now know why he has able to have a season to remember.

Pro Football Focus named the best quarterbacks by each route type and Rodgers won the title of best QB when targeting slants. Here's what Eliot Crist of PFF had to say about Rodgers.

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Davante Adams was PFF’s honorable mention for best receiver running the slant route, but he was just part of Rodgers’ success. Rodgers led all QBs with a QB rating of 142.2 on slant routes. He completed 36 of 48 passes for 9 touchdowns and 438 yards; only one of his passes was dropped. Rodgers’ touchdowns on slants were the most in the league and his yards were fifth-highest. Half of Rodgers’ slant yards were after the catch. Of his 48 slant-route pass attempts, 34 came against man coverage; Rodgers picked man coverage apart, completing 25 of 34 passes for 302 yards and 7 touchdowns. 19 of Rodgers’ 25 completions versus man coverages went for first downs or touchdowns, and he completed 12 of his 15 slant-route pass attempts on third downs versus man coverage.

Rodgers was also named honorable mention for being the best QB when targeting in-and-out routes. Here's why Crist mentioned Rodgers in this category.

This was very close between Rodgers and Brady, but Rodgers gets the nod. Rodgers led the league in completions, yards and touchdowns. He completed 105-147 passes for 1,227 yards and 9 touchdowns. Even though he threw 3 interceptions, he finished up with a 108.3 QB rating (sixth-best). Rodgers had 6 passes dropped and an adjusted completion percentage of 75.5 percent. Like Rodgers here, Jordy Nelson finished as the honorable mention for his position on in routes and out routes, but Rodgers success’ went beyond just his top target. He completed these routes to 11 different receivers on the season, throwing for 896 yards on passes excluding Nelson. Rodgers was nearly equally effective versus man and zone coverage, with 662 yards versus zone and 565 yards versus man and red-zone coverage.

Had it not been for a slow start for Rodgers, he probably would have won his third MVP award. But Rodgers proved he's still an elite QB and is not going to slow down anytime soon.

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