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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 seven quarterbacks in NFL history have been able to achieve regular season streaks of at least 100 games,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] with only two of those with a regular season streak of at least 200 games.[9][10]

Brett Favre has held the record since November 7, 1999 when he made his 117th consecutive start against the Chicago Bears.[11] His consecutive starts streak is also the longest all-time for a non-special teams player.[12] 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 (321 including playoffs).[13][14]

Of special note, Peyton Manning's consecutive starts streak is the longest of all-time to begin a career.[15] 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.[16]

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

All-time consecutive starts streaks

Top 25 quarterbacks consecutive starts; updated through the 2014 season in progress; week 9 NFL season

Bold denotes an active streak

Rank Quarterback Streak start Streak end Teams Regular
season 		Playoffs Total Ref.
1 Brett Favre 9/27/1992 12/5/2010 Green Bay;
NY Jets;
Minnesota 		297 24 321 [17][18][14]
2 Peyton Manning 9/6/1998 1/2/2011 Indianapolis 208 19 227 [19][20][14]
3 Eli Manning 11/21/2004 Active NY Giants 159 11 170 [21][14]
4 Philip Rivers 9/11/2006 Active San Diego 137 9 146 [22]
5 Ron Jaworski 9/18/1977 11/25/1984 Philadelphia 116 7 123 [23][24][25][14]
6 Tom Brady 9/30/2001 9/7/2008 New England 111 17 128 [26][27][28][14]
7 Joe Ferguson 9/18/1977 9/23/1984 Buffalo 107 3 110 [29][30][14]
8 Joe Flacco 9/7/2008 Active Baltimore 105 13 118 [31]
9 Dan Marino 10/25/1987 10/10/1993 Miami 95 4 99 [32][33][14]
10T Roman Gabriel 11/28/1965 9/17/1972 LA Rams 89 2 91 [34][14]
10T Tom Brady 9/14/2009 Active New England 89 9 98 [35]
12 Johnny Unitas 9/27/1959 11/7/1965 Baltimore 88 3 91 [36][37][14]
13 Jim Everett 9/4/1988 10/23/1993 LA Rams 87 4 91 [38][14]
14 Richard Todd 9/9/1979 12/2/1984 NY Jets;
New Orleans		 86 4 90 [39]
15 Aaron Brooks 11/26/2000 12/12/2005 New Orleans 82 2 84 [40]
16 Trent Green 9/9/2001 9/10/2006 Kansas City 81 1 82 [41]
17 Drew Brees 9/11/2005 12/27/2009 San Diego;
New Orleans		 79 2 81 [42]
18 Steve Grogan 11/23/1975 11/16/1980 New England 76 2 78 [43]
19 Matt Ryan 12/20/2009 Active Atlanta 75 4 79 [44]
20 Drew Brees 9/9/2010 Active New Orleans 72 5 77 [45]
21T Fran Tarkenton 12/11/1966 12/12/1971 Minnesota;
NY Giants		 71 0 71 [46]
21T Joe Theismann 12/7/1980 11/18/1985 Washington 71 8 79 [47]
21T Rich Gannon 9/12/1999 10/20/2003 Oakland 71 7 78 [48]
24T Brian Sipe 9/3/1978 12/12/1982 Cleveland 70 1 71 [49]
24T Trent Dilfer 9/3/1995 10/24/1999 Tampa Bay 70 2 72 [50]
24T Drew Bledsoe 9/8/2002 10/23/2006 Buffalo; Dallas 70 0 70 [51]
Other active streaks (minimum 50 consecutive starts)
Quarterback Streak start Streak end Teams Regular
season 		Playoffs Total Ref.
Andy Dalton 9/11/2011 Active Cincinnati 56 3 59 [52]
Matthew Stafford 9/11/2011 Active Detroit 56 1 57 [53]

See also

References

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  53. ^ "Matthew Stafford - Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
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