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List of most consecutive starts by an NFL quarterback

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Brett Favre holds the record for most consecutive starts by a quarterback.

In the history of the National Football League, there have been twelve starts streaks of at least 100 consecutive games by eleven different quarterbacks, with four of those with a regular season streak of at least 200 games.[1]

Brett Favre has held the record since November 7, 1999 when he made his 117th consecutive start against the Chicago Bears.[2] His consecutive starts streak is also the longest all-time for a non-special teams player.[3] On December 5, 2010, playing for the Minnesota Vikings 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 (321 including playoffs).[4][5]

Below is a list of the top 25 quarterbacks to achieve the longest consecutive regular season starts at their position.

All-time consecutive starts streaks

Top 25 ranked by consecutive regular season starts, updated through 2019 season, week 9

Bold denotes an active streak.

Rank Quarterback Streak start Streak end Teams Regular
season 		Playoffs Total References
1 Brett Favre 9/27/1992 12/5/2010 GB/NYJ/MIN 297 24 321 [5][6][7]
2 Philip Rivers 9/11/2006 Active SD/LAC 217 11 228 [8]
3 Eli Manning 11/21/2004 11/23/2017 NYG 210 12 222 [9][10]
4 Peyton Manning 9/6/1998 1/2/2011 IND 208 19 227 [5][11][12]
5 Matt Ryan 12/20/2009 10/20/2019 ATL 154 9 163 [13][14]
6 Matthew Stafford 9/11/2011 Active DET 136 3 139 [15]
7 Joe Flacco 9/7/2008 11/22/2015 BAL 122 15 137 [16][17]
8 Russell Wilson 9/09/2012 Active SEA 121 13 134 [18]
9 Ron Jaworski 9/18/1977 11/25/1984 PHI 116 7 123 [5][19][20][21]
10 Tom Brady 9/14/2009 1/3/2016 NE 112 14 126 [22][23]
11 Tom Brady 9/30/2001 9/7/2008 NE 111 17 128 [5][24][25][26]
12 Joe Ferguson 9/18/1977 9/23/1984 BUF 107 3 110 [5][27][28]
13 Dan Marino 10/25/1987 10/10/1993 MIA 95 4 99 [5][29][30]
14 Roman Gabriel 11/28/1965 9/17/1972 LAR 89 2 91 [5][31]
15 Johnny Unitas 9/27/1959 11/7/1965 BAL 88 3 91 [5][32][33]
16 Jim Everett 9/4/1988 10/23/1993 LAR 87 4 91 [5][34]
17 Richard Todd 9/9/1979 12/2/1984 NYJ/NO 86 4 90 [35]
18T Aaron Brooks 11/26/2000 12/12/2005 NO 82 2 84 [36]
Drew Brees 1/16/2010 9/20/2015 NO 82 8 90 [37][38]
20 Trent Green 9/9/2001 9/10/2006 KC 81 1 82 [39]
21 Drew Brees 1/8/2005 12/27/2009 SD/NO 79 3 82 [40]
22T Andy Dalton 9/11/2011 12/13/2015 CIN 77 4 81 [41]
Ryan Tannehill 9/09/2012 12/11/2016 MIA 77 0 77 [42]
24 Steve Grogan 11/23/1975 11/16/1980 NE 76 2 78 [43]
25 Kirk Cousins 9/13/2015 Active WAS/MIN 73 1 74 [44]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Pro Football History: Iron Man". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  3. ^ "Vikings QB Favre 'grateful' after his NFL-record 271st start in a row". NFL.com. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
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  7. ^ "Favre's consecutive start streak comes to an end at 297". NFL.com. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  8. ^ "Philip Rivers – Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
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  11. ^ "Peyton Manning – Game logs". NFL.com. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
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  13. ^ "Matt Ryan – Games Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
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  15. ^ "Matthew Stafford – Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  16. ^ "Joe Flacco – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
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  18. ^ "Russell Wilson - Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
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  31. ^ "Roman Gabriel – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  32. ^ "Johnny Unitas Statistics". ProFootballReference.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  33. ^ "Last game Unitas did not start prior to beginning of starts streak". 49ers Game Books 1958. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  34. ^ "Jim Everett – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
  35. ^ "Richard Todd – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
  36. ^ "Aaron Brooks – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
  37. ^ "Drew Brees – Game Logs 2015". NFL.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  38. ^ "Drew Brees will not play for Saints vs. Panthers". NFL.com. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  39. ^ "Trent Green – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
  40. ^ "Drew Brees – Game Logs 2009". NFL.com. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
  41. ^ "Andy Dalton – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  42. ^ "Ryan Tannehill - Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  43. ^ "Steve Grogan – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
  44. ^ "Kirk Cousins Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
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