Philip Rivers, Aaron Rodgers and Doug Flutie.
Sports history can be really fun sometimes.
This stat emerged after Rodgers had a 20-yard run for the Pittsburgh Steelers in Sunday night's narrow win over the Baltimore Ravens to get Pittsburgh the AFC North title and a playoff spot.
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It was the longest run by a 42-year old since Doug Flutie in 2004.
That was Rivers' first game he ever threw a pass.
And Sunday was Rivers' last day in the NFL.
Shoutout to Alex Kozora for this info:
Fun facts about Aaron Rodgers 20 yard scramble Sunday night.
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) January 6, 2026
- His longest run since 2018
- Longest run by a 42 year old since Doug Flutie in 2004
- Flutie's run came in the first game Philip Rivers ever threw a pass
- Rodgers' run came on day of Rivers' final NFL game pic.twitter.com/l5ufwqrH2e
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The best part of stats like this is that they don't really mean anything. They're just cool.
They might make you feel old, thinking about the entire spans of Rivers' and Rodgers' NFL careers.
But it's still a cool historical link. Sports rarely disappoints.
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