List of most consecutive starts and games played by National Football League players
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This is a list of the most consecutive starts and games played by a player by position in the National Football League (NFL).[1][2]
Quarterback Brett Favre's streak of 297 consecutive games started is the longest all-time.[3][4] Among defensive players, Jim Marshall's 270 is the longest.[3] Of special note is punter Jeff Feagles, who played in 352 consecutive games which is the longest of all-time for a special teams player.[5] Special teams players are not credited with starts in the NFL.[1][6] In 2018, Ryan Kerrigan became the most recent player to surpass someone at his position for consecutive starts, having broken the previous mark for left outside linebackers previously held by Jason Gildon.[7]
Leaderboards[]
Bold denotes an active streak
Consecutive games started[]
All-time starts[]
Minimum 200 consecutive regular season starts[1][2][8]
Rank | Player | Pos | Period | Teams | Consecutive starts | Playoffs | Total | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brett Favre | QB | 9/27/1992 – 12/5/2010 | GB/NYJ/MIN | 297 | 24 | 321 | [9][10] |
2 | Jim Marshall | DE | 9/17/1961 – 12/16/1979 | MIN | 270 | 19 | 289 | [11][12] |
3T | Mick Tingelhoff | C | 9/16/1962 – 12/17/1978 | MIN | 240 | 19 | 259 | [13][14] |
Philip Rivers | QB | 9/11/2006 – 1/3/2021 | SD/LAC/IND | 240 | 12 | 252 | [15][16][17] | |
5 | Bruce Matthews | G | 11/29/1987 – 1/6/2002 | OIL/TEN | 229 | 15 | 244 | [18][19] |
6 | Will Shields | RG | 9/12/1993 – 12/31/2006 | KC | 223 | 8 | 231 | [20][21] |
7T | Alan Page | DT | 10/8/1967 – 12/20/1981 | MIN/CHI | 215 | 19 | 234 | [22][23] |
Ronde Barber | CB | 11/21/1999 – 12/30/2012 | TB | 215 | 9 | 224 | [24][25] | |
London Fletcher | LB | 11/12/2000 – 12/29/2013 | SLR/BUF/WAS | 215 | 6 | 221 | [26][27] | |
10T | Jim Otto | C | 9/11/1960 – 12/14/1974 | OAK | 210 | 13 | 223 | [28][29] |
Eli Manning | QB | 11/24/2004 – 11/23/2017 | NYG | 210 | 12 | 222 | [30][31] | |
12T | Derrick Brooks | LB | 9/1/1996 – 12/28/2008 | TB | 208 | 11 | 219 | [32][33] |
Peyton Manning | QB | 9/6/1998 – 1/2/2011 | IND | 208 | 19 | 227 | [34][35] | |
14 | Gene Upshaw | LG | 9/10/1967 – 10/4/1981 | OAK | 207 | 24 | 231 | [36][37] |
15 | Randall McDaniel | LG | 10/22/1989 – 1/6/2002 | MIN/TB | 202 | 16 | 218 | [38][39] |
Active leaders[]
Minimum 100 consecutive regular season starts[40]
Player | Pos | Teams | Reg. season starts | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ndamukong Suh | DE | DET/MIA/LAR/TB | 164 | [41] |
Jake Matthews | OT | ATL | 127 | [42] |
Jason Kelce | C | PHI | 123 | [43] |
Consecutive games played[]
All-time games played[]
Top 25 players for consecutive regular season games played[1][44][45]
Rank | Player | Pos | Period | Teams | Consecutive games | Playoffs | Total | References |
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1 | Jeff Feagles | P | 9/4/1988 – 1/3/2010 | NE/PHI/ARI/SEA/NYG | 352 | 11 | 363 | [6][46] |
2 | Brett Favre | QB | 9/13/1992 – 12/5/2010 | ATL/GB/NYJ/MIN | 299 | 24 | 323 | [10][47][48] |
3 | Jim Marshall | DE | 9/25/1960 – 12/16/1979 | CLE/MIN | 282 | 19 | 301 | [11][49] |
4 | London Fletcher | LB | 9/6/1998 – 12/29/2013 | SLR/BUF/WAS | 256 | 9 | 265 | [26][27] |
5 | Shane Lechler | P | 9/29/2002 – 12/31/2017 | OAK/HOU | 254 | 10 | 264 | [50][51] |
6 | L. P. Ladouceur | LS | 10/2/2005 – 1/03/2021 | DAL | 253 | 9 | 262 | [52][53] |
7 | Morten Andersen | K | 10/25/1987 – 12/15/2002 | NO/ATL/NYG/KC | 248 | 8 | 256 | [54][55] |
8 | Chris Gardocki | P | 11/28/1991 – 12/31/2006 | CHI/IND/CLE/PIT | 244 | 14 | 258 | [56][57] |
9 | Bill Romanowski | LB | 9/4/1988 – 9/22/2003 | SF/PHI/DEN/OAK | 243 | 28 | 271 | [58][59] |
10 | Philip Rivers | QB | 12/31/2005 – 1/3/2021 | SD/LAC/IND | 241 | 12 | 253 | [15][16] |
Mason Crosby | K | 9/9/2007 – present | GB | 241 | 23 | 264 | [60] | |
12T | Mick Tingelhoff | C | 9/16/1962 – 12/17/1978 | MIN | 240 | 19 | 259 | [13][14] |
Ryan Longwell | K | 9/1/1997 – 1/1/2012 | GB/MIN | 240 | 13 | 253 | [61][62] | |
Ronde Barber | DB | 9/6/1998 – 12/30/2012 | TB | 240 | 9 | 249 | [24][25] | |
15 | Sam Koch | P | 9/10/2006 – 12/27/2020 | BAL | 239 | 18 | 257 | [63][64][65] |
16 | Jason Witten | TE | 10/19/2003 – 12/31/2017 | DAL | 235 | 8 | 243 | [66][67] |
17T | Jim Bakken | K | 11/25/1962 – 12/17/1978 | SLC | 234 | 2 | 236 | [68][69] |
Gary Anderson | K | 10/25/1987 – 1/7/2002 | PIT/PHI/SF/MIN/TEN | 234 | 17 | 251 | [70][71] | |
19 | Bruce Matthews | OL | 11/29/1987 – 1/6/2002 | OIL/TEN | 232 | 15 | 247 | [18][72] |
20 | Jim Turner | K | 9/12/1964 – 12/17/1979 | NYJ/DEN | 228 | 8 | 236 | [73][74] |
21T | George Blanda | K/QB | 9/11/1960 – 12/21/1975 | OIL/OAK | 224 | 18 | 242 | [75][76] |
John Hadl | QB/P | 9/7/1962 – 12/18/1977 | SD/LAR/GB/OIL | 224 | 4 | 228 | [77][78] | |
Dan Stryzinski | P | 9/9/1990 – 12/28/2003 | PIT/TB/ATL/KC/NYJ | 224 | 4 | 228 | [79][80] | |
Will Shields | RG | 9/5/1993 – 12/31/2006 | KC | 224 | 8 | 232 | [20][81] | |
Derrick Brooks | LB | 9/3/1995 – 12/28/2008 | TB | 224 | 11 | 235 | [32][82] | |
Kevin Carter | DE/DT | 9/3/1995 – 12/28/2008 | SLR/TEN/MIA/TB | 224 | 9 | 233 | [83][84] | |
Ethan Albright | LS | 9/1/1996 – 1/3/2010 | BUF/WAS | 224 | 6 | 230 | [85][86] | |
John Denney | LS | 9/11/2005 – 12/30/2018 | MIA | 224 | 2 | 226 | [87][88] |
Consecutive starts by position[]
Offensive skilled[]
Position | Player | Period | Teams | Consecutive starts | Playoffs | Total | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterback | Brett Favre | 9/27/1992 – 12/5/2010 | GB/NYJ/MIN | 297 | 24 | 321 | [10][9] |
Tight end | Jason Witten | 12/16/2006 – 12/31/2017 | DAL | 179 | 7 | 186 | [66][67] |
Wide receiver | Tim Brown | 12/14/1992 – 12/7/2003 | RAI/OAK | 176 | 9 | 185 | [89][90] |
Running back | Walter Payton | 12/7/1975 – 9/20/1987 | CHI | 170 | 8 | 178 | [91][92] |
Fullback | Jim Brown | 9/29/1957 – 12/19/1965 | CLE | 118 | 4 | 122 | [93][94] |
Offensive linemen[]
Position | Player | Period | Teams | Consecutive starts | Playoffs | Total | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Center | Mick Tingelhoff | 9/16/1962 – 12/17/1978 | MIN | 240 | 19 | 259 | [13][14] |
Right guard | Will Shields | 9/12/1993 – 12/31/2006 | KC | 223 | 8 | 231 | [20][21] |
Left guard | Gene Upshaw | 9/10/1967 – 10/4/1981 | OAK | 207 | 24 | 231 | [36][37] |
Left tackle | Doug Dieken | 11/21/1971 – 12/16/1984 | CLE | 194 | 4 | 198 | [93][95] |
Right tackle | Jon Runyan | 8/31/1997 – 12/28/2008 | TEN/PHI | 192 | 21 | 213 | [96][97] |
Defensive linemen[]
Position | Player | Period | Teams | Consecutive starts | Playoffs | Total | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Defensive end | Jim Marshall | 9/17/1961 – 12/16/1979 | MIN | 270 | 19 | 289 | [11][12][98] |
Defensive tackle | Alan Page | 10/8/1967 – 12/20/1981 | MIN/CHI | 215 | 19 | 234 | [22][23] |
Nose tackle | Fred Smerlas | 9/7/1980 – 9/20/1987 | BUF | 107 | 3 | 110 | [99][100] |
Linebackers[]
Position | Player | Period | Teams | Consecutive starts | Playoffs | Total | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Linebacker | London Fletcher | 11/12/2000 – 12/29/2013 | SLR/BUF/WAS | 215 | 6 | 221 | [26][27] |
Middle linebacker | Lee Roy Jordan | 9/18/1966 – 12/12/1976 | DAL | 154 | 19 | 173 | [101][102] |
Outside linebacker | Robert Brazile | 9/21/1975 – 12/16/1984 | OIL | 147 | 7 | 154 | [27][103] |
Inside linebacker | Lawrence Timmons | 12/5/2010 – 1/1/2017 | PIT | 101 | 10 | 111 | [104][105] |
Defensive backs[]
Position | Player | Period | Teams | Consecutive starts | Playoffs | Total | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Defensive back | Ronde Barber | 11/21/1999 – 12/30/2012 | TB | 215 | 9 | 224 | [24][25] |
Cornerback | Ronde Barber | 11/21/1999 – 9/9/2012 | TB | 200 | 9 | 209 | [24][106] |
Safety | Willie Wood | 9/17/1961 – 12/19/1971 | GB | 154 | 9 | 163 | [107][108][109] |
Strong safety | Bill Thompson | 9/16/1973 – 12/20/1981 | DEN | 134 | 5 | 139 | [110][111] |
Free safety | Darryl Williams | 10/11/1992 – 12/27/1998 | CIN/SEA | 108 | 0 | 108 | [112][113] |
Special teams[]
Position | Player | Period | Teams | Consecutive games | Playoffs | Total | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Punter | Jeff Feagles | 9/4/1988 – 1/3/2010 | NE/PHI/ARI/SEA/NYG | 352 | 11 | 363 | [6][46] |
Long snapper | L. P. Ladouceur | 10/2/2005 – 1/03/2021 | DAL | 253 | 9 | 262 | [52][53] |
Kicker | Morten Andersen | 10/25/1987 – 12/15/2002 | NO/ATL/NYG/KC | 248 | 8 | 256 | [54][55] |
Kick/Punt returner | Carl Roaches | 9/7/1980 – 12/16/1984 | OIL | 73 | 1 | 74 | [114][115] |
Note: Games played by special teams players such as kickers and punters are not recognized officially as starts by the NFL.[1][6][54]
See also[]
- Iron man
- List of most consecutive starts by a National Football League quarterback
- List of NFL players by games played
- List of National Football League records (individual)#Starts
- List of most consecutive games with touchdown passes in the National Football League
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