Packers QB Aaron Rodgers leads the NFL in all these statistical categories after 12 weeks

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is enjoying arguably his best statistical season since winning his first MVP in 2011.

Rodgers, who turns 37 on Wednesday, leads the NFL in several important passing categories after 12 weeks.

The numbers provide a strong foundation to Rodgers’ case as one of the NFL’s top MVP candidates in 2020.

Here are all the statistical categories in which Rodgers leads the league entering Week 13:

– Passing touchdowns: 33
– Touchdown percentage: 8.7
– Passer rating: 117.6
– Red zone touchdown passes: 24
– Completions on passes thrown over 20 yards in the air: 26
– Passing yards on passes thrown over 20 yards in the air: 1,019
– Play-action touchdown passes: 15
– Play-action passer rating: 135.9
– Touchdown passes when not under pressure: 29
– Yards per attempt on third down: 9.8
– Passer rating when attempting at 2.5 seconds or more: 115.2

Rodgers is in the top five of the NFL in the following categories:

– Interception percentage: 1.0, third
– Passing first downs: 169, fifth
– Adjusted yards per pass attempt: 9.4, third
– QBR: 85.2, second
– Sack percentage: 2.8, third
– Adjusted net yards per attempt: 8.86, second
– Deep passing passer rating: 122.0, fifth
– Deep passing attempts: 62, second
– Deep passing percentage: 16.3, third
– Play-action completions: 76, fifth
– Passer rating when attempting in under 2.5 seconds: 121.0, third
– Passing touchdowns when attempting in under 2.5 second: 16, fourth
– Throwaways: 24, second

Note: The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens still need to play in Week 12.