Raiders safety Charles Woodson and Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers won a Super Bowl together and they remain good friends. All of which puts a bigger target on Rodgers this Sunday when the Cal alum makes his first appearance at the Coliseum.

“It would be great to get him, man,” Woodson said.

Woodson is talking about picking off a Rodgers pass, and moving into fifth place on the NFL career list with 66 interceptions. On Oct. 11, Woodson got longtime nemesis Peyton Manning for the first time, and then again.

“The ball, of course, I’m keeping it,” Woodson said of Rodgers’ pending interception.

The two used to go at it in practice in Green Bay, when Rodgers was backing up Brett Favre and Woodson was a cornerback.

“When you’re a backup, you care so much about how those practices go and every rep, and the last thing you want is to see Charles holding that ball up after an interception and tossing it back to you,” Rodgers said.

Woodson had 38 interceptions in his six seasons with the Packers, returning a franchise-record nine for touchdowns. Now 39, Woodson is closing out his second standout season in his second stint with the Raiders, leading the team with five interceptions and three fumble recoveries.

Rodgers is not as surprised as he should be, given the wear on Woodson’s tires.

“In the most non-disrespectful way, it is very impressive,” he said. “If anybody could do it, it’s Charles because he takes care of himself so well. You don’t expect a guy that age, especially a defensive player, to play that well, but he’s playing incredible.

“Besides the great things he does on the field … Charles is one of the greatest teammates, leaders, winners in the history of our sport.”

Woodson wants to keep his team’s slim playoff hopes alive, and has spent extra time in the video room, watching his buddy run around and throw lasers.

“It’s about me being patient in the back end, not going for pump fakes and things like that,” Woodson said. “It is fun watching the film and seeing his mechanics and the way he moves around. I’ve never quite studied him like this preparing for a game, so it’ll be a lot of fun.”

Baby A-Rod: That’s what former Packers-, Raiders- and now Packers-again receiver James Jones called Derek Carr last season. And it looks like he was right as the Raiders’ quarterback has very similar numbers to Rodgers’.

Carr has more passing yards than Rodgers (3,313 to 3,175), better yards per attempt (7.3 to 6.9) and a higher completion percentage (62.2 to 61.2). Each QB has thrown 28 touchdown passes. Rodgers has thrown fewer interceptions (5 to 9).

“I can see why (Jones) says that,” Green Bay head coach Mike McCarthy said. “He plays with great confidence, and he can make any throw to any quadrant of the field. I think that’s definitely what you see in Derek. He has moxie, just the way he runs around. He’s also very smart with the football. He doesn’t take sacks.”

Carr has taken 12 fewer sacks than Rodgers, who is also impressed with the Raiders’ quarterback.

“They did a good job of bringing in a stud like Amari (Cooper) and bringing in (Michael) Crabtree, who is playing well, a good left tackle and leader in Donald (Penn), obviously the back, (Latavius) Murray is playing well,” Rodgers said. “So he has a good group around him, but he really looks like he’s coming into his own and playing really well.

“The franchise has to be really happy about the long-term future of Derek Carr.”

Briefly: Oakland defensive end Khalil Mack was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his five sacks in Sunday’s win in Denver. … Cooper, coming off his first game with no catches, missed his second straight Wednesday practice with a foot injury. … Rookie defensive end Max Valles was signed to the Bills’ active roster off the Raiders’ practice squad.

Vic Tafur is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: vtafur@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @VicTafur