On Sunday, St. Louis Rams linebacker James Laurinaitis did something that hasn't happened in a long time -- he intercepted an Aaron Rodgers pass at Lambeau Field.
Aaron Rodgers has 3 turnovers for the first time since 2009
The Rams ended Rodgers’ 19-game streak without an interception at home, which snowballed into a rough game for the reigning MVP.
Laurinaitis caught a pass tipped by Mark Barron in the first quarter to snap a streak that dated back to Dec. 2, 2012. On that cold Wisconsin afternoon, it was Minnesota Vikings safety Harrison Smith who outjumped Greg Jennings to come down with a Rodgers bomb.
This time it was a little bit of bad luck at the line of scrimmage that resulted in the turnover, but it was just the beginning of a pretty rough day for the reigning MVP:
It didn’t take long for Rodgers to throw another interception, tossing a second one in the second quarter marking the first multi-interception game for him at Lambeau Field since 2010.
He also had a third quarter fumble that proved to be his third turnover of the day and set up the Rams deep in Green Bay territory.
Prior to his rough Sunday against the Rams defense, Rodgers went 19 full games without an interception in Green Bay, going 317 of 456 for 4,299 yards and 43 touchdowns. The Green Bay Packers went 14-1 during the streak (Rodgers missed seven games with a collarbone injury in 2013).
The total streak, including the end of the Minnesota game and the start of Monday night’s contest, covered 587 attempts, including 48 touchdowns -- all of which are NFL records.
Of course, Rodgers’ ridiculous stats at Lambeau aren’t limited to those 19 games. Coming into Sunday, his career passer rating at home is a league-record 113.4, almost 13 full points ahead of Peyton Manning’s 100.6, and his touchdown-to-interception ratio of 5.9 is a long way ahead of second-place Tom Brady’s 3.7.
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