In the history of the National Football League (NFL), 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][2]
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Brett Favre has held the record since November 7, 1999, when he made his 117th consecutive start against the Chicago Bears.[3] His consecutive starts streak is also the longest all-time for a non-special teams player.[4] 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).[5][6]
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
editBold denotes an active streak.
Rank | Quarterback | Streak start | Streak end | Teams | Regular season |
Playoffs | Total | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brett Favre | September 27, 1992 | May 12, 2010 | GB/NYJ/MIN | 297 | 24 | 321 | [6][7][8] |
2 | Philip Rivers | November 9, 2006 | March 1, 2021 | SD/LAC/IND | 240 | 12 | 252 | [9][10] |
3 | Eli Manning | November 21, 2004 | November 23, 2017 | NYG | 210 | 12 | 222 | [11][12] |
4 | Peyton Manning | June 9, 1998 | February 1, 2011 | IND | 208 | 19 | 227 | [6][13][14] |
5 | Matt Ryan | December 20, 2009 | October 20, 2019 | ATL | 154 | 9 | 163 | [15][16] |
6 | Russell Wilson | September 9, 2012 | July 10, 2021 | SEA | 149 | 16 | 165 | [17][18] |
7 | Matthew Stafford | November 9, 2011 | March 11, 2019 | DET | 136 | 3 | 139 | [19][2] |
8 | Joe Flacco | July 9, 2008 | November 22, 2015 | BAL | 122 | 15 | 137 | [20][21] |
9 | Ron Jaworski | September 18, 1977 | November 25, 1984 | PHI | 116 | 7 | 123 | [6][22][23][24] |
10 | Tom Brady | September 14, 2009 | March 1, 2016 | NE | 112 | 14 | 126 | [25][26] |
11 | September 30, 2001 | July 9, 2008 | NE | 111 | 17 | 128 | [6][27][28][29] | |
12 | September 10, 2016 | January 16, 2023 | NE/TB | 110 | 16 | 126 | [30] | |
13 | Joe Ferguson | September 18, 1977 | September 23, 1984 | BUF | 107 | 3 | 110 | [6][31][32] |
14 | Dan Marino | October 25, 1987 | October 10, 1993 | MIA | 95 | 4 | 99 | [6][33][34] |
15 | Derek Carr | October 15, 2017 | December 24, 2022 | OAK/LV | 91 | 1 | 92 | [35] |
16 | Roman Gabriel | November 28, 1965 | September 17, 1972 | LAR | 89 | 2 | 91 | [6][36] |
17 | Johnny Unitas | September 27, 1959 | July 11, 1965 | BAL | 88 | 3 | 91 | [6][37][38] |
18 | Josh Allen | November 25, 2018 | Active | BUF | 88 | 10 | 98 | [39] |
19 | Jim Everett | April 9, 1988 | October 23, 1993 | LAR | 87 | 4 | 91 | [6][40] |
20 | Richard Todd | September 9, 1979 | February 12, 1984 | NYJ/NO | 86 | 4 | 90 | [41] |
21T | Aaron Brooks | November 26, 2000 | December 12, 2005 | NO | 82 | 2 | 84 | [42] |
Drew Brees | January 16, 2010 | September 20, 2015 | NO | 82 | 8 | 90 | [43][44] | |
23 | Trent Green | September 9, 2001 | October 9, 2006 | KC | 81 | 1 | 82 | [45] |
24T | Drew Brees | August 1, 2005 | December 27, 2009 | SD/NO | 79 | 3 | 82 | [46] |
Kirk Cousins | September 13, 2015 | December 23, 2019 | WAS/MIN | 79 | 1 | 80 | [47] |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b "Matthew Stafford reportedly out for Lions, ends consecutive starts streak at 136 games". November 10, 2019.
- ^ "Pro Football History: Iron Man". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 18, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- ^ "Vikings QB Favre 'grateful' after his NFL-record 271st start in a row". NFL.com. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
- ^ "Brett Fart unable to start vs. Giants" ESPN.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NFL on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". sports.yahoo.com.
- ^ "Brett Favre – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ^ "Favre's consecutive start streak comes to an end at 297". NFL.com. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ^ "Philip Rivers – Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
- ^ Philip Rivers retiring from NFL after 17 seasons
- ^ Raanan, Jordan (November 28, 2017). "Giants going with QB Geno Smith over Eli Manning, ending streak". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Eli Manning – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Peyton Manning – Game logs". NFL.com. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Streak ends: Colts' Manning ruled out Sunday; Collins to start". NFL.com. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Matt Ryan – Games Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Matt Ryan consecutive starts streak ends at 154: Here's a look at the NFL's longest quarterback streaks". CBSSports.com. October 27, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Russell Wilson - Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ With Russell Wilson injured, Tom Brady has longest active streak of consecutive starts at QB
- ^ "Matthew Stafford – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "Joe Flacco – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ Meoli, Jon (December 7, 2015). "Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco to have surgery on injured knee Tuesday". baltimoresun.com.
- ^ "Ron Jaworski – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
- ^ "Ron Jaworski – Bio". Sports Stars USA. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
- ^ "Philadelphia Eagles All-Time History 1984". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ^ "Tom Brady's 112-game start streak will come to an end". Boston.com. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ "Tom Brady - Game Logs 2015". NFL.com. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ "Tom Brady - Game Logs 2008". NFL.com. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
- ^ "Patriots win, but Brady's injury overshadows game". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
- ^ "Brady's season over after injuring knee vs. Chiefs". NFL.com. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
- ^ "Tom Brady - Game Logs 2015". NFL.com. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ "Joe Ferguson – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
- ^ "The Month of September in Bills History". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
- ^ "Dan Marino – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ "Dolphins Individual Records – Service". MiamiDolphins.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ "Derek Carr - Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Roman Gabriel – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ "Johnny Unitas Statistics". ProFootballReference.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
- ^ "Last game Unitas did not start prior to beginning of starts streak". 49ers Game Books 1958. Archived from the original on August 20, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "Josh Allen – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "Jim Everett – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ "Richard Todd – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ "Aaron Brooks – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ "Drew Brees – Game Logs 2015". NFL.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Drew Brees will not play for Saints vs. Panthers". NFL.com. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ "Trent Green – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ "Drew Brees – Game Logs 2009". NFL.com. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ "Kirk Cousins Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved December 30, 2019.