In many ways, this felt like a vintage Aaron Rodgers night.<\/p>\n
There were the tight spirals whizzing through the cold air. There were the sly smiles when things went well. There was even the crafty quick snap to catch the defense in a 12-men-on-the-field penalty.<\/p>\n
And in the end, there was a victory. Rodgers led the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> past the Miami Dolphins<\/a> in convincing fashion on Monday Night Football, and in the process, he set an NFL record.<\/p>\n Rodgers is now the oldest starting quarterback to ever complete 85% of his passes in an NFL game, according to OptaStats<\/a>.<\/p>\n He’s 42 years old, having celebrated his birthday on December 2.<\/p>\n MORE:\u00a0ACL recovery timeline impacts when Patrick Mahomes, Micah Parsons will return<\/a><\/p>\n On this night, Rodgers was 23-for-27, which works out to 85.2%.<\/p>\n He threw for 224 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including one to old friend Marquez Valdes-Scantling and another to his new top target, DK Metcalf.<\/p>\n In a season where much of Rodgers’ passing has been of the short variety, both his TD throws were strong passes down the field that showed off the arm talent that Rodgers still has.<\/p>\n