List of most consecutive starts and games played by NFL players

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]

Brett Favre, the all-time leader in consecutive starts by an NFL player.

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

Philip Rivers, the most recent player to achieve 200 consecutive starts by an NFL player.

Minimum 200 consecutive regular season starts^[1][2][8]

Rank	Player	Pos	Period	Teams	Consecutive starts	Playoffs	Total	References
1	Brett Favre	QB	September 27, 1992 – December 5, 2010	GB/NYJ/MIN	297	24	321	[9][10]
2	Jim Marshall	DE	September 17, 1961 – December 16, 1979	MIN	270	19	289	[11][12]
3	Bill Romanowski	LB	April 9, 1988 – September 22, 2003	SF/PHI/DEN/OAK	243	28	271
4T	Mick Tingelhoff	C	September 16, 1962 – December 17, 1978	MIN	240	19	259	[13][14]
	Philip Rivers	QB	November 9, 2006 – March 1, 2021	SD/LAC/IND	240	12	252	[15][16][17]
5	Bruce Matthews	G	November 29, 1987 – June 1, 2002	OIL/TEN	229	15	244	[18][19]
6	Will Shields	RG	December 9, 1993 – January 6, 2007	KC	223	8	231	[20][21]
7T	Alan Page	DT	August 10, 1967 – December 20, 1981	MIN/CHI	215	19	234	[22][23]
	Ronde Barber	CB	November 21, 1999 – December 30, 2012	TB	215	9	224	[24][25]
	London Fletcher	LB	December 11, 2000 – December 29, 2013	SLR/BUF/WAS	215	6	221	[26][27]
10T	Jim Otto	C	November 9, 1960 – December 14, 1974	OAK	210	13	223	[28][29]
	Eli Manning	QB	November 24, 2004 – November 23, 2017	NYG	210	12	222	[30][31]
12T	Derrick Brooks	LB	January 9, 1996 – December 28, 2008	TB	208	11	219	[32][33]
	Peyton Manning	QB	September 6, 1998 – January 8, 2011	IND	208	19	227	[34][35]
14	Gene Upshaw	LG	October 9, 1967 – October 4, 1981	OAK	207	24	231	[36][37]
15	Randall McDaniel	LG	October 22, 1989 – January 12, 2002	MIN/TB	202	16	218	[38][39]

Active leaders

Minimum 100 consecutive regular season starts^[40]

Player	Pos	Teams	Reg. season starts	References
Jake Matthews	OT	ATL	174	[41]
Josh Allen	QB	BUF	105

Consecutive games played

All-time games played

Top 25 players for consecutive regular season games played^[1][42][43]

Rank	Player	Pos	Period	Teams	Consecutive games	Playoffs	Total	References
1	Jeff Feagles	P	April 9, 1988 – March 1, 2010	NE/PHI/ARI/SEA/NYG	352	11	363	[6][44]
2	Brett Favre	QB	September 13, 1992 – May 12, 2010	ATL/GB/NYJ/MIN	299	24	323	[10][45][46]
3	Jim Marshall	DE	September 25, 1960 – December 16, 1979	CLE/MIN	282	19	301	[11][47]
4	Mason Crosby	K	September 9, 2007 – January 8, 2023	GB	258	23	281	[48][49]
5	London Fletcher	LB	June 9, 1998 – December 29, 2013	SLR/BUF/WAS	256	9	265	[26][27]
6	Shane Lechler	P	September 29, 2002 – December 31, 2017	OAK/HOU	254	10	264	[50][51]
7	L. P. Ladouceur	LS	February 10, 2005 – March 1, 2021	DAL	253	9	262	[52][53]
8	Morten Andersen	K	October 25, 1987 – December 15, 2002	NO/ATL/NYG/KC	248	8	256	[54][49]
9	Chris Gardocki	P	November 28, 1991 – December 31, 2006	CHI/IND/CLE/PIT	244	14	258	[55][56]
10	Bill Romanowski	LB	April 9, 1988 – September 22, 2003	SF/PHI/DEN/OAK	243	28	271	[57][58]
11	Philip Rivers	QB	December 31, 2005 – March 1, 2021	SD/LAC/IND	241	12	253	[15][16]
12T	Mick Tingelhoff	C	September 16, 1962 – December 17, 1978	MIN	240	19	259	[13][14]
	Ryan Longwell	K	January 9, 1997 – January 1, 2012	GB/MIN	240	13	253	[59][60]
	Ronde Barber	DB	June 9, 1998 – December 30, 2012	TB	240	9	249	[24][25]
15	Sam Koch	P	October 9, 2006 – December 27, 2020	BAL	239	18	257	[61][62][63]
16	Jon Weeks	LS	September 12, 2010–present	HOU	237	12	249	[64][65]
17	Jason Witten	TE	October 19, 2003 – December 31, 2017	DAL	235	8	243	[66][67]
18T	Jim Bakken	K	November 25, 1962 – December 17, 1978	SLC	234	2	236	[68][69]
	Gary Anderson	K	October 25, 1987 – July 1, 2002	PIT/PHI/SF/MIN/TEN	234	17	251	[70][71]
20	Bruce Matthews	OL	November 29, 1987 – June 1, 2002	OIL/TEN	232	15	247	[18][72]
21	Jim Turner	K	December 9, 1964 – December 17, 1979	NYJ/DEN	228	8	236	[73][74]
22T	George Blanda	K/QB	November 9, 1960 – December 21, 1975	OIL/OAK	224	18	242	[75][76]
	John Hadl	QB/P	July 9, 1962 – December 18, 1977	SD/LAR/GB/OIL	224	4	228	[77][78]
	Dan Stryzinski	P	September 9, 1990 – December 28, 2003	PIT/TB/ATL/KC/NYJ	224	4	228	[79][80]
	Will Shields	RG	May 9, 1993 – December 31, 2006	KC	224	8	232	[20][81]
	Derrick Brooks	LB	March 9, 1995 – December 28, 2008	TB	224	11	235	[32][82]
	Kevin Carter	DE/DT	March 9, 1995 – December 28, 2008	SLR/TEN/MIA/TB	224	9	233	[83][84]
	Ethan Albright	LS	January 9, 1996 – March 1, 2010	BUF/WAS	224	6	230	[85][86]
	John Denney	LS	November 9, 2005 – December 30, 2018	MIA	224	2	226	[87][88]

Consecutive starts by position

Offensive skilled

Jason Witten, the all-time leader in consecutive starts by an NFL tight end.

Position	Player	Period	Teams	Consecutive starts	Playoffs	Total	References
Quarterback	Brett Favre	September 27, 1992 – May 12, 2010	GB/NYJ/MIN	297	24	321	[10][9]
Tight end	Jason Witten	December 16, 2006 – December 31, 2017	DAL	179	7	186	[66][67]
Wide receiver	Tim Brown	December 14, 1992 – July 12, 2003	RAI/OAK	176	9	185	[89][90]
Running back	Walter Payton	July 12, 1975 – September 20, 1987	CHI	170	8	178	[91][92]
Fullback	Jim Brown	September 29, 1957 – December 19, 1965	CLE	118	4	122	[93][94]

Offensive linemen

Doug Dieken, the all-time leader in consecutive starts by an NFL offensive left tackle.

Position	Player	Period	Teams	Consecutive starts	Playoffs	Total	References
Center	Mick Tingelhoff	September 16, 1962 – December 17, 1978	MIN	240	19	259	[13][14]
Right guard	Will Shields	December 9, 1993 – December 31, 2006	KC	223	8	231	[20][21]
Left guard	Gene Upshaw	October 9, 1967 – April 10, 1981	OAK	207	24	231	[36][37]
Left tackle	Doug Dieken	November 21, 1971 – December 16, 1984	CLE	194	4	198	[93][95]
Right tackle	Jon Runyan	August 31, 1997 – December 28, 2008	TEN/PHI	192	21	213	[96][97]

Defensive linemen

Jim Marshall, the all-time leader in consecutive starts by an NFL defensive end.

Position	Player	Period	Teams	Consecutive starts	Playoffs	Total	References
Defensive end	Jim Marshall	September 17, 1961 – December 16, 1979	MIN	270	19	289	[11][12][98]
Defensive tackle	Alan Page	August 10, 1967 – December 20, 1981	MIN/CHI	215	19	234	[22][23]
Nose tackle	Fred Smerlas	July 9, 1980 – September 20, 1987	BUF	107	3	110	[99][100]

Linebackers

Derrick Brooks, the all-time leader in consecutive starts by an NFL weakside linebacker.

Position	Player	Period	Teams	Consecutive starts	Playoffs	Total	References
Linebacker	London Fletcher	June 9, 1998 – December 29, 2013	SLR/BUF/WAS	256	9	265
Linebacker	Bill Romanowski	April 9, 1988 – September 22, 2003	SF/PHI/DEN/OAK	243	28	271
Outside linebacker	Derrick Brooks	January 9, 1996 – December 28, 2008	TB	224	11	235
Linebacker	London Fletcher	December 11, 2000 – December 29, 2013	SLR/BUF/WAS	215	6	221	[26][27]
Middle linebacker	Lee Roy Jordan	September 18, 1966 – December 12, 1976	DAL	154	19	173	[101][102]

Defensive backs

Ronde Barber, the all-time leader in consecutive starts by an NFL defensive back.

Position	Player	Period	Teams	Consecutive starts	Playoffs	Total	References
Defensive back	Ronde Barber	November 21, 1999 – December 30, 2012	TB	215	9	224	[24][25]
Cornerback	Ronde Barber	November 21, 1999 – September 9, 2012	TB	200	9	209	[24][103]
Safety	Willie Wood	September 17, 1961 – December 19, 1971	GB	154	9	163	[104][105][106]
Strong safety	Bill Thompson	September 16, 1973 – December 20, 1981	DEN	134	5	139	[107][108]
Free safety	Darryl Williams	November 10, 1992 – December 27, 1998	CIN/SEA	108	0	108	[109][110]

Special teams

Mason Crosby, the all-time leader in consecutive games played by an NFL kicker.

Position	Player	Period	Teams	Consecutive games	Playoffs	Total	References
Punter	Jeff Feagles	April 9, 1988 – March 1, 2010	NE/PHI/ARI/SEA/NYG	352	11	363	[6][44]
Kicker	Mason Crosby	September 9, 2007 – January 8, 2023	GB	258	23	281	[48][49]
Long snapper	L. P. Ladouceur	February 10, 2005 – March 1, 2021	DAL	253	9	262	[52][53]
Kick/Punt returner	Carl Roaches	July 9, 1980 – December 16, 1984	OIL	73	1	74	[111][112]

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 an NFL quarterback
• List of NFL players by games played
• List of NFL individual records#Starts
• List of most consecutive games with touchdown passes in the NFL