Marcedes Lewis becomes 38th player to catch TD pass from Aaron Rodgers

The veteran tight end is the latest player to catch their first TD pass from Packers QB Aaron Rodgers.

Green Bay Packers tight end Marcedes Lewis became the 38th player to catch a touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers.

Lewis, the 14-year pro, hauled in a 1-yard score from Rodgers during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 31-13 win over the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium.

Rodgers, who raced to Lewis in the end zone to celebrate the touchdown, called the first-ever scoring connection between the two veteran players a “special” one.

“I couldn’t have thrown a touchdown to a better guy,” Rodgers said Sunday.

Rodgers wiggled away from a sack and found Lewis on the run for the short touchdown. The score put the Packers up by 18 points in the fourth quarter.

Two weeks ago, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic challenged Rodgers to remember the 37 players he had previously thrown a touchdown pass to in the NFL. He eventually got all 37.

Lewis, who signed with the Packers ahead of the 2018 season, became the 38th. And that’s just fine with Rodgers.

“Just the kind of guy he is, the kind of player he is,” Rodgers said. “What he’s meant for our team from a leadership standpoint. He’s a pro’s pro. He hasn’t been a huge factor in the passing game but he’s been a rock in the run game, opening up holes for us. Doing his job. Never complaining. Leading by example.”

Packers Wire ran a poll last month asking who would be the 38th player to catch a touchdown pass from Rodgers. Lewis got roughly 21 percent of the vote. Fullback Danny Vitale (38.8 percent) and Jace Sternberger (34.9) led the way.

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