Aaron Rodgers called it a good game.

The stats say it is one of his best.

The Packers quarterback became the first player in NFL history to pass for 400 yards, four touchdowns and score two rushing touchdowns in a game. Rodgers also set a personal record for passing yards in a regular-season game (408 yards) and set a franchise record for being the first Packers quarterback to throw for 400-plus yards in two straight games.

The effort earned Rodgers and the Packers a 49-23 victory Sunday over the Denver Broncos at Lambeau Field.

"Four touchdowns through the air and two rushing touchdowns, that's as fine as a quarterback performance as I think I've been a part of, statistically," Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. "Our offense starts with Aaron Rodgers. He's consistent, he's done a great job managing it, getting it out of personnel groups, playing fast."

Rodgers ended the game with a passer rating of 134.5, completing 28 of 38 passes and throwing an interception.

"It was a pretty good game," Rodgers said. "I'm disappointed about the interception, but we threw the ball pretty well, we moved the ball, we were good on third down and scored a lot of points."

The day didn't start off on a record pace.

Early in the first quarter, the Packers turned the ball over after going for it on fourth and 1 from the Denver 12-yard line -- one of the few misfires for the Green Bay offense the whole game.

Denver took advantage and put together a 12-play, 78-yard drive capped with a Matt Prater 27-yard field goal.

"It felt a little funny starting off," Rodgers said. "I just felt like we weren't in a great tempo, in a great rhythm."

The Packers found their tempo pretty quickly, exploding for 21 points before the Broncos could catch their breath.

Six plays into the Packers' next possession, Rodgers found Jordy Nelson for a 50- yard touchdown pass.

Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton then threw a pick-six to Charles Woodson on the Broncos' next play from scrimmage.

"He read the play," Orton said. "It was kind of a one man route for Eric (Decker) and I thought I could get it out there enough, but he jumped it. He is a great player and he took it to the house."

The pick was Woodson's 50th of his career and his 11th interception returned for a touchdown -- tying Darren Sharper for the second most all time and just one away from tying Rod Woodson's NFL record of 12.

"It means a great deal to me to get to 50 (career interceptions), but I'm not done by far hopefully," Woodson said. "I look to make a few more."

Following Woodson's interception, the Packers did a surprise onside kick and took the ball over at the Green Bay 47-yard line.

"Hats off to them for executing very well," Denver coach John Fox said of the play. "We probably didn't react perfectly, but that was a very well executed onside."

The Packers marched down the field and Rodgers scored on an 11-yard scramble.

On that play, wide receiver Donald Driver was hit in the legs by a Broncos defender and remained on the ground in the end zone. With Driver in obvious pain, fellow wide receivers James Jones and Randall Cobb helped him off the field.

The Packers sent him to the locker room with a knee injury and said his return was questionable. Driver was able to return to the game after halftime.

The Broncos put together two scoring drives -- both capped with touchdown passes from Orton to wide receiver Eric Decker -- and pulled within four points of the Packers (21-17), but the Packers weren't done. With 24 seconds left in the half, Rodgers threw a 17-yard pass to a wide open Greg Jennings for a touchdown and a 28-17 halftime lead.

Jennings ended the day as Green Bay's leading receiver with 103 yards on seven catches and the touchdown.

In the third quarter, Rodgers scored two more touchdowns, the first on a scramble that was initially ruled down at the 1/2-yard line. After a Green Bay challenge, the run was ruled a touchdown and Green Bay took a 35-17 lead.

Linebacker Desmond Bishop had a nice game on the defensive side of the ball, logging a sack and leading the team with nine tackles. He also forced a fumble on the Broncos' first drive of the second half when Orton found tight end Daniel Fells over the middle. Bishop knocked the ball out at the Green Bay 4-yard line and Morgan Burnett was there to scoop it up.

"Des (Bishop) made a great play on the ball," Burnett said. "Not giving up and getting the strip - I saw it pop out and I just picked it up and ran with it."

Rodgers led a quick 86-yard touchdown drive -- capped by a 16-yard pass to James Jones in the end zone with a 1:16 left in the third quarter -- following the turnover. The Packers led 42-17.

The fourth quarter started with the teams trading turnovers - Rodgers was intercepted on a deflected pass to Jones, and Sam Shields intercepted Orton in the end zone and returned the ball 60 yards. The Packers then punched it in on an eight-yard throw from Rodgers to Driver, the crowd giving Driver an extra round of applause because of the injury earlier in the game.

With the Packers up 49-17, backup quarterback Matt Flynn took over for Rodgers.

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