Rodgers Passes Roethlisberger During Hail Mary Loss

In Pittsburgh's Week 7 33-31 loss to Cincinnati, Aaron Rodgers heaved a last-ditch Hail Mary from his own 40 that traveled 69.8 air yards per Next Gen Stats—the longest recorded pass attempt in the NFL since 2017—but it was batted down by DJ Ivey, and Rodgers still moved past Ben Roethlisberger into fifth on the NFL's all-time passing yards list. The Bengals' game-winner capped a two-minute drive and gave Joe Flacco his first win in Cincinnati. Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-1) have surged behind Baker Mayfield, who through six games has 1,539 yards, 12 touchdowns and one interception and was cited by Tom Brady as a major reason Tampa Bay tops his power rankings. Mayfield joined Brady as one of only two Buccaneers to record 10,000+ passing yards and 75+ touchdowns through their first 40 games with the team and matched Patrick Mahomes' modern-era mark of eight touchdown passes of 20+ air yards in the season's first six weeks, bolstering an early MVP case.