Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger could pass Hall of Fame QB in passing marks

History could be made on Sunday when the Green Bay Packers welcome the Pittsburgh Steelers to Lambeau Field. It could be a tough day for Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino — Aaron Rodgers and Ben Roethlisberger could pass him in two different statistical categories.

The Miami Dolphins legend will be watching with one eye on both quarterbacks. Rodgers is on pace to pass Marino in career touchdown passes, while Roethlisberger is likely to surpass his passing yards mark.

Currently, Marino is sixth all in both categories. To illustrate, the Hall of Famer has 61,361, career passing yards and 420 touchdowns.

First, Rodgers has 418 career passing touchdowns. All it would take for the Packers quarterback is to throw three touchdown passes on Sunday, then he would move passed Marino.

Next, Roethlisberger is sitting on 61,149 career passing yards. After doing some math, Reothlisberger will pass Marino if he throws for 213 yards on Sunday — moving into sixth place all time for yards.

As for their places on the opposite lists, Rodgers is tenth on the career yardage list, while Roethlisberger is eight on the career touchdowns list.

Moreover, Rodgers and Roethlisberger also faced off in Super Bowl XLV. In that game, Rodgers won the Super Bowl MVP — leading Green Bay to a 31-25 victory.

We’re willing to bet Marino enjoyed that game more than he’s going to enjoy tomorrow’s dual-threat to his records.

Roethlisberger: Steelers offense isn’t ‘that far off’

While Rodgers is coming off a thrilling victory, Roethlisberger was forced to answer questions about his offense once again. The Pittsburgh Steelers have lost two-straight, and once again, the offense was lackluster, out of sync and only posted 10 points in an important divisional game that they could have won.

Roethlisberger met with the media on Wednesday and took ownership. Still, Big Ben isn’t hitting the panic button and believes the Steelers aren’t far from meshing on a consistent basis to help produce wins.

“I think there’s not this one big glaring thing,” Roethlisberger said, via Teresa Varley of the team’s website. “It’s just a little thing here, a little thing there, which I think is why we can be encouraged as an offense that it’s not that far off.

“We’re a group that is close I believe. We’re a group that has to believe in each other, which I think we do. And we’re a group that is not going to panic.”

The Steelers are currently 25th in total offense and 28th in points scored. The club is 32nd in rushing, which is likely not a formula for winning with an aging quarterback. Roethlisberger has completed 64 percent of his passes for 801 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions. He’s also been sacked eight times.