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This is a list of the most consecutive starts and games played by a player by position in the NFL.[1][2]
Brett Favre's starts streak of 297 games is the longest all-time.[3][4] Among defensive players, Jim Marshall's starts streak of 270 is the longest all-time.[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] Ronde Barber is the most recent player to surpass someone at his position for consecutive starts, having bested Dick LeBeau's previous mark for cornerbacks in 2010.[7]
Updated through the 2011 season in progress
Bold denotes an active streak
Contents
Leader boards
Consecutive games started
All-time
Minimum 200 consecutive regular season starts[1][2][8]
Rank Player Pos Period Teams Consecutive Starts Playoffs Total 1 Brett Favre[9][10] QB 9/27/1992 – 12/5/2010 Green Bay; NY Jets; Minnesota 297 24 321 2 Jim Marshall[11][12] DE 9/17/1961 – 12/16/1979 Minnesota 270 19 289 3 Mick Tingelhoff[13][14] C 9/16/1962 – 12/17/1978 Minnesota 240 19 259 4 Bruce Matthews[15][16] OL 11/29/1987 – 1/6/2002 Houston/Tennessee 229 15 244 5 Will Shields[17][18] RG 9/12/1993 – 12/31/2006 Kansas City 223 8 231 6 Alan Page[19][20] DT 10/8/1967 – 12/20/1981 Minnesota; Chicago 215 19 234 7 Jim Otto[21][22] C 9/11/1960 – 12/14/1974 Oakland 210 13 223 8T Derrick Brooks[23][24] LB 9/1/1996 – 12/28/2008 Tampa Bay 208 11 219 8T Peyton Manning[25][26] QB 9/6/1998 – 1/2/2011 Indianapolis 208 19 227 10 Gene Upshaw[27][28] LG 9/10/1967 – 10/4/1981 Oakland 207 24 231 11 Randall McDaniel[29][30] LG 10/22/1989 – 1/6/2002 Minnesota; Tampa Bay 202 16 218 Active
Minimum 100 consecutive regular season starts[31]
Rank Player Pos Consecutive Regular Season Starts 1 Ronde Barber[32] DB 193 2 London Fletcher[33] LB 173 3 Jeff Backus[34] OL 170 4 Casey Wiegmann[35] OL 169 5 Justin Smith[36] DL 165 6 Reggie Wayne[37] WR 139 7 Brandon Moore[38] OL 115 8 Jake Scott[39] OL 114 9 Eli Manning[40] QB 113 10 Michael Roos[41] OL 106 Consecutive games played
All-time
Minimum 225 consecutive regular season games played[1][42]
Rank Player Pos Period Teams Consecutive Games Playoffs Total 1 Jeff Feagles[6][43] P 9/4/1988 – 1/3/2010 New England; Philadelphia; Arizona; Seattle; NY Giants 352 11 363 2 Brett Favre[9][44] QB 9/13/1992 – 12/5/2010 Green Bay; NY Jets; Minnesota 299 24 323 3 Jim Marshall[11][45] DE 9/25/1960 – 12/16/1979 Cleveland; Minnesota 282 19 301 4 Morten Andersen[46][47] K 10/25/1987 – 12/15/2002 New Orleans; Atlanta; NY Giants; Kansas City 248 8 256 5 Chris Gardocki[48][49] P 11/28/1991 – 12/31/2006 Chicago; Indianapolis; Cleveland; Pittsburgh 244 14 258 6 Bill Romanowski[50][51] LB 9/4/1988 – 9/22/2003 San Francisco; Philadelphia; Denver; Oakland 243 28 271 7 Mick Tingelhoff[13][14] C 9/16/1962 – 12/17/1978 Minnesota 240 19 259 8T Jim Bakken[52][53] K 11/25/1962 – 12/17/1978 St. Louis 234 2 236 8T Gary Anderson[54][55] K 10/25/1987 – 1/7/2002 Pittsburgh; Philadelphia; San Francisco; Minnesota 234 17 251 8T Ryan Longwell[56] K 9/1/1997 – present Green Bay; Minnesota 234 13 247 11 Bruce Matthews[15][57] OL 11/29/1987 – 1/6/2002 Houston/Tennessee 232 15 247 12 Jim Turner[58][59] K 9/12/1964 – 12/17/1979 NY Jets; Denver 228 8 236 Active
Minimum 200 consecutive regular season games played
Rank Player Pos Consecutive Regular Season Games Played 2T Ronde Barber[32] DB 218 2T London Fletcher[33] LB 218 Consecutive starts by position
Offensive skilled
Position Player Period Teams Consecutive Starts Playoffs Total Quarterback Brett Favre[9][10] 9/27/1992 – 12/5/2010 Green Bay; NY Jets; Minnesota 297 24 321 Wide receiver Tim Brown[60][61] 12/14/1992 – 12/7/2003 LA/Oakland 176 9 185 Running back Walter Payton[62][63] 12/7/1975 – 9/20/1987 Chicago 170 8 178 Tight end Tony Gonzalez[64][65] 9/19/1999 – 11/12/2006 Kansas City 120 1 121 Fullback Jim Brown[66][67] 9/29/1957 – 12/19/1965 Cleveland 118 4 122 Offensive linemen
Position Player Period Teams Consecutive Starts Playoffs Total Center Mick Tingelhoff[13][14] 9/16/1962 – 12/17/1978 Minnesota 240 19 259 Right guard Will Shields[17][18] 9/12/1993 – 12/31/2006 Kansas City 223 8 231 Left guard Gene Upshaw[27][28] 9/10/1967 – 10/4/1981 Oakland 207 24 231 Left tackle Doug Dieken[68][69] 11/21/1971 – 12/16/1984 Cleveland 194 4 198 Right tackle Jon Runyan[70][71] 8/31/1997 – 12/28/2008 Tennessee; Philadelphia 192 21 213 Defensive linemen
Position Player Period Teams Consecutive Starts Playoffs Total Defensive end Jim Marshall[11][12] 9/17/1961 – 12/16/1979 Minnesota 270 19 289 Defensive tackle Alan Page[19][20] 10/8/1967 – 12/20/1981 Minnesota; Chicago 215 19 234 Nose tackle Fred Smerlas[72][73] 9/7/1980 – 9/20/1987 Buffalo 107 3 110 Linebackers
Position Player Period Teams Consecutive Starts Playoffs Total Right linebacker Derrick Brooks[23][24] 9/1/1996 – 12/28/2008 Tampa Bay 208 11 219 Middle linebacker Lee Roy Jordan[74][75] 9/18/1966 – 12/12/1976 Dallas 154 19 173 Right outside linebacker Robert Brazile[76][77] 9/21/1975 – 12/16/1984 Houston 147 7 154 Left linebacker Bill Romanowski[50][51] 9/4/1994 – 9/22/2003 Philadelphia; Denver; Oakland 140 14 154 Left outside linebacker Jason Gildon[78][79] 11/3/1996 – 12/28/2003 Pittsburgh 120 8 128 Left inside linebacker Levon Kirkland[80][81] 11/27/1994 – 12/24/2000 Pittsburgh 107 9 116 Right inside linebacker Frank LeMaster[82][83] 9/18/1977 – 1/2/1983 Philadelphia 87 7 94 Defensive backs
Position Player Period Teams Consecutive Starts Playoffs Total Cornerback Ronde Barber[32] 11/21/1999 – present Tampa Bay 193 9 202 Safety[84] Willie Wood[85][86] 9/17/1961 – 12/19/1971 Green Bay 154 9 163 Strong Safety Bill Thompson[87][88] 9/16/1973 – 12/20/1981 Denver 134 5 139 Free Safety Darryl Williams[89][90] 10/11/1992 – 12/27/1998 Cincinnati; Seattle 108 0 108 Special teams
Position Player Period Teams Consecutive Games Playoffs Total Punter Jeff Feagles[6][43] 9/4/1988 – 1/3/2010 New England; Philadelphia; Arizona; Seattle; NY Giants 352 11 363 Kicker Morten Andersen[46][47] 10/25/1987 – 12/15/2002 New Orleans; Atlanta; NY Giants; Kansas City 248 8 256 Long snapper Ethan Albright[91][92] 9/1/1996 – 1/3/2010 Buffalo; Washington 224 6 230 Kick/Punt returner Carl Roaches[93][94] 9/7/1980 – 12/16/1984 Houston 73 1 74 Note: Games played by special teams players such as kickers and punters are not recognized officially as starts by the NFL.[1][6][46]
See also
- List of National Football League records (individual) #starts/games played
- Most consecutive starts by a quarterback (NFL)
- Most consecutive games with a touchdown pass (NFL)
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