List of most consecutive starts by a National Football League quarterback

Brett Favre is the all-time leader in consecutive starts by an NFL quarterback, spanning 19 total seasons of pro football.

This is a list of the most consecutive starts by a quarterback in the NFL. Only six quarterbacks in NFL history have been able to achieve regular season streaks of at least 100 games, with only two of those with a regular season streak of at least 200 games.

Brett Favre has held the record since November 7, 1999 when he made his 117th consecutive start against the Chicago Bears. His consecutive starts streak is also the longest all-time for a non-special teams player. On December 5, 2010 against the Buffalo Bills, Favre was knocked out of the game on the first drive with a sprained SC joint injury to his right shoulder caused by a hit from linebacker Arthur Moats. After a snowstorm delayed the following Sunday's game against the New York Giants to Monday, December 13, Favre was ruled inactive, ending his streak at a record 297 games. That same night, opposing QB Eli Manning became the sixth quarterback to start at least 100 consecutive games.

Of special note, Peyton Manning's consecutive starts streak is the longest of all-time to begin a career. Also worthy of recognition is Dan Marino, who started 145 consecutive non-strike games from 1984-1993 (154 including playoffs), but due to a player strike in October 1987 where replacement players were used and Marino opted not to participate, this streak is not officially recognized.

Following is the list of quarterbacks to achieve the longest consecutive regular season starts at the quarterback position.

All-time consecutive starts streaks

Eli Manning is the active leader for consecutive starts by a quarterback.

Updated through the 2011 season

Bold denotes an active streak

Rank	Quarterback	Period	Teams	Consecutive Starts	Playoffs	Total
1	Brett Favre	9/27/1992 – 12/5/2010	Green Bay; NY Jets; Minnesota	297	24	321
2	Peyton Manning	9/6/1998 – 1/2/2011	Indianapolis	208	19	227
3	Eli Manning	11/21/2004 – present	NY Giants	119	11	130
4	Ron Jaworski	9/18/1977 – 11/25/1984	Philadelphia	116	7	123
5	Tom Brady	9/30/2001 – 9/7/2008	New England	111	17	128
6	Joe Ferguson	9/18/1977 – 9/23/1984	Buffalo	107	3	110
7	Philip Rivers	9/11/2006 – present	San Diego	96	7	103
8	Dan Marino	10/25/1987 – 10/10/1993	Miami	95	4	99
9	Roman Gabriel	11/28/1965 – 9/17/1972	LA Rams	89	2	91
10	Johnny Unitas	9/27/1959 – 11/7/1965	Baltimore	88	3	91
11	Jim Everett	9/4/1988 – 10/23/1993	LA Rams	87	4	91
12	Richard Todd	9/9/1979 – 12/2/1984	NY Jets; New Orleans	86	4	90
13	Aaron Brooks	11/26/2000 – 12/12/2005	New Orleans	82	2	84
14	Trent Green	9/9/2001 – 9/10/2006	Kansas City	81	1	82
15	Drew Brees	9/11/2005 – 12/27/2009	San Diego; New Orleans	79	2	81
16	Steve Grogan	11/23/1975 – 11/16/1980	New England	76	2	78
17T	Fran Tarkenton	12/11/1966 – 12/12/1971	Minnesota; NY Giants	71	0	71
17T	Joe Theismann	12/7/1980 – 11/18/1985	Washington	71	8	79
17T	Rich Gannon	9/12/1999 – 10/20/2003	Oakland	71	7	78
20T	Brian Sipe	9/3/1978 – 12/12/1982	Cleveland	70	1	71
20T	Trent Dilfer	9/3/1995 – 10/24/1999	Tampa Bay	70	2	72
20T	Drew Bledsoe	9/8/2002 – 10/23/2006	Buffalo; Dallas	70	0	70

Other active streaks (minimum 50 consecutive starts)

Rank	Quarterback	Period	Teams	Consecutive Starts	Playoffs	Total
******	Joe Flacco	9/7/2008 – present	Baltimore	64	9	73

See also

• List of National Football League records (individual) #starts/games played
• Most consecutive starts (NFL)
• Most consecutive games with a touchdown pass (NFL)
• Most wins by a starting quarterback (NFL)