When Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers left the halftime locker room Sunday night, he knew how close his six touchdown passes were to NFL history.

In the second half, Rodgers needed only one touchdown against the Chicago Bears to tie an NFL record. Seven players have thrown seven touchdown passes in a game, most recently Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles last season.

Rodgers didn’t become the eighth. His night ended two possessions into the third quarter with the Packers leading 45-0.

“Yeah, I knew what the record was,” Rodgers said Tuesday on his weekly ESPN Milwaukee radio show. “It would’ve been nice to get seven. We’re still playing. I know it’s 42-0 (at halftime), but it’s the NFL still. There’s talented guys who are getting paid on both sides. So we were still playing football there in the second half.”

via Ryan Wood of Packersnews.com