Rodgers NFC Offensive Player of the Month

With all the discussion this week -- and many others -- about Green Bay's old quarterback, lost in the shuffle to a degree is the Packers' current QB. That would be a shame because Aaron Rodgers has just been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Month. Congrats, Mr. Rodgers!

Here's the official announcement from the Pack with all the details:

"Quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the Offensive Player of the Month for October, the NFL announced today. Rodgers led the Packers to a 2-1 record and posted an NFL-best 123.9 passer rating during the month. He passed for 988 yards in October and averaged a league-high 329.3 yards per game. Rodgers completed an NFC-best 74.5 percent of his passes (70 of 94) during October and his 10.51 yards per attempt mark led the league. He had a passer rating of at least 110 in all three games, including a near-perfect 155.4 mark in Week 7 at Cleveland, the highest single-game total in franchise history. Rodgers has now posted a 110+ rating in four consecutive games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Bart Starr (1966) as the only Packers to accomplish the feat. In his fifth season from California, this is Rodgers' first career Player of the Month Award. He is the second Packer to win a monthly award this year, joining Charles Woodson (Defense, September). The last Green Bay quarterback to win a monthly award was Brett Favre (November 2004)."

Read that one statement again: "Rodgers has now posted a 110+ rating in four consecutive games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Bart Starr (1966) as the only Packers to accomplish the feat." And his passer rating of 123.9 during the month was also the best in the league...and he averaged a league-high 329.3 yards per game. Holy Air Rodgers, Batman!

So, while fans might take a trip down memory lane on Sunday, let's also feel very good about the memories yet to come. Very good.