List of most consecutive starts by an NFL quarterback explained

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]

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

Bold denotes an active streak.

Rank!scope="col" width="200"
QuarterbackStreak startStreak endTeamsRegular
season		PlayoffsTotalReferences
1Brett FavreSeptember 27, 1992May 12, 2010GB/NYJ/MIN29724321[6] [7]
2Philip RiversNovember 9, 2006 March 1, 2021SD/LAC/IND24012252[8] [9]
3Eli ManningNovember 21, 2004November 23, 2017NYG21012222[10] [11]
4Peyton ManningJune 9, 1998February 1, 2011IND20819227[12] [13]
5Matt RyanDecember 20, 2009October 20, 2019ATL1549163[14] [15]
6Russell WilsonSeptember 9, 2012July 10, 2021SEA14916165[16] [17]
7Matthew StaffordNovember 9, 2011March 11, 2019DET1363139[18] [19]
8Joe FlaccoJuly 9, 2008November 22, 2015BAL12215137[20] [21]
9Ron JaworskiSeptember 18, 1977November 25, 1984PHI1167123[22] title=Ron Jaworski – Bio access-date=2008-08-23">Web site: Ron Jaworski – Bio . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080206000819/http://sportsstarsusa.com/php/featuredartist.php?id=648&category=Football&name=Ron-Jaworski . February 6, 2008 . August 23, 2008 . Sports Stars USA. [23]
10Tom BradySeptember 14, 2009March 1, 2016NE11214126[24] [25]
11September 30, 2001July 9, 2008NE11117128[26] [27] [28]
12September 10, 2016January 16, 2023NE/TB11016126[29]
13Joe FergusonSeptember 18, 1977September 23, 1984BUF1073110[30] [31]
14Dan MarinoOctober 25, 1987October 10, 1993MIA95499[32] [33]
15Derek CarrOctober 15, 2017December 24, 2022OAK/LV91192[34]
16Roman GabrielNovember 28, 1965September 17, 1972LAR89291[35]
17Johnny UnitasSeptember 27, 1959July 11, 1965BAL88391[36] [37]
18Josh AllenNovember 25, 2018Active[Buffalo Bills|BUF||88||10||98 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Josh Allen – Game Logs |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/joshallen/gamelogs?id=TOD166116&season=1984 |access-date=November 9, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> |-align="center" |rowspan="1"|19 |scope="row"|[[Jim Everett]]||April 9, 1988||October 23, 1993||LAR||87||4||91|[38]

|-align="center"|rowspan="1"|20|scope="row"|Richard Todd||September 9, 1979||February 12, 1984||NYJ/NO||86||4||90|[39] |-align="center"|rowspan="2"|21T|scope="row"|Aaron Brooks||November 26, 2000||December 12, 2005||NO||82||2||84|[40] |-align="center"|scope="row"|Drew Brees||January 16, 2010||September 20, 2015||NO||82||8||90|[41] [42] |-align="center"|rowspan="1"|23|scope="row"|Trent Green||September 9, 2001||October 9, 2006||KC||81||1||82|[43] |-align="center"|rowspan="2"|24T|scope="row"|Drew Brees||August 1, 2005||December 27, 2009||SD/NO||79||3||82|[44] |-align="center"|scope="row"|Kirk Cousins|September 13, 2015||December 23, 2019||WAS/MIN||79||1||80|[45] |}

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: November 4, 2018 . Philip Rivers' path to 200 consecutive starts with Chargers marked by unmatched toughness .
  2. Web site: Pro Football History: Iron Man . October 12, 2010 . Pro Football Hall of Fame . August 18, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090818045724/http://www.profootballhof.com/history/release.aspx?release_id=1345 . dead .
  3. Web site: Vikings QB Favre 'grateful' after his NFL-record 271st start in a row . September 21, 2009 . NFL.com.
  4. https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=5916329 "Brett Fart unable to start vs. Giants"
  5. Web site: NFL on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games . sports.yahoo.com.
  6. Web site: Brett Favre – Game Logs . December 14, 2010 . NFL.com.
  7. Web site: Favre's consecutive start streak comes to an end at 297 . December 14, 2010 . NFL.com.
  8. Web site: Philip Rivers – Profile . September 21, 2009 . NFL.com.
  9. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/chargers-rams/story/2021-01-20/philip-rivers-retiring-chargers-colts-saint-michael-high-school-alabama Philip Rivers retiring from NFL after 17 seasons
  10. Web site: Raanan . Jordan . November 28, 2017 . Giants going with QB Geno Smith over Eli Manning, ending streak . ESPN.com.
  11. Web site: Eli Manning – Game Logs . October 28, 2019 . NFL.com.
  12. Web site: Peyton Manning – Game logs . September 7, 2011 . NFL.com.
  13. Web site: Streak ends: Colts' Manning ruled out Sunday; Collins to start . September 7, 2011 . NFL.com.
  14. Web site: Matt Ryan – Games Logs . October 28, 2019 . NFL.com.
  15. Web site: Matt Ryan consecutive starts streak ends at 154: Here's a look at the NFL's longest quarterback streaks . October 28, 2019 . CBSSports.com. October 27, 2019 .
  16. Web site: Russell Wilson - Profile . September 26, 2015 . NFL.com.
  17. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/10/14/with-russell-wilson-injured-tom-brady-has-longest-active-streak-of-consecutive-starts-at-qb/ With Russell Wilson injured, Tom Brady has longest active streak of consecutive starts at QB
  18. Web site: Matthew Stafford – Game Logs . November 10, 2019 . NFL.com.
  19. Web site: November 10, 2019 . Matthew Stafford reportedly out for Lions, ends consecutive starts streak at 136 games .
  20. Web site: Joe Flacco – Game Logs . October 28, 2019 . NFL.com.
  21. Web site: Meoli . Jon . Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco to have surgery on injured knee Tuesday . baltimoresun.com. December 7, 2015 .
  22. Web site: Ron Jaworski – Game Logs . December 26, 2007 . NFL.com.
  23. Web site: Philadelphia Eagles All-Time History 1984 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081204021359/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/alltimehistory.asp . December 4, 2008 . October 18, 2010 . PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  24. Web site: Tom Brady's 112-game start streak will come to an end . July 28, 2016 . Boston.com.
  25. Web site: Tom Brady - Game Logs 2015 . July 28, 2016 . NFL.com.
  26. Web site: Tom Brady - Game Logs 2008 . December 26, 2007 . NFL.com.
  27. Web site: Patriots win, but Brady's injury overshadows game . https://web.archive.org/web/20080910000601/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=280907017 . dead . September 10, 2008 . September 7, 2008 . ESPN.com.
  28. Web site: Brady's season over after injuring knee vs. Chiefs . September 7, 2008 . NFL.com.
  29. Web site: Tom Brady - Game Logs 2015 . July 28, 2016 . NFL.com.
  30. Web site: Joe Ferguson – Game Logs . December 26, 2007 . NFL.com.
  31. Web site: The Month of September in Bills History . https://web.archive.org/web/20080607114318/http://www.buffalobills.com/history/September.jsp . June 7, 2008 . August 23, 2008 . BuffaloBills.com.
  32. Web site: Dan Marino – Game Logs . October 21, 2010 . NFL.com.
  33. Web site: Dolphins Individual Records – Service . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101211061050/http://www.miamidolphins.com/esp/team/records/individual-records-service . December 11, 2010 . October 21, 2010 . MiamiDolphins.com.
  34. Web site: Derek Carr - Game Logs . October 28, 2019 . NFL.com.
  35. Web site: Roman Gabriel – Game Logs . October 21, 2010 . NFL.com.
  36. Web site: Johnny Unitas Statistics . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131115031638/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/U/UnitJo00.htm . November 15, 2013 . October 29, 2010 . ProFootballReference.com.
  37. Web site: Last game Unitas did not start prior to beginning of starts streak . June 17, 2011 . 49ers Game Books 1958 . August 20, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110820214812/http://media.49ers.com/Game+Books/1950s/1958.download . dead .
  38. Web site: Jim Everett – Game Logs . October 30, 2010 . NFL.com.
  39. Web site: Richard Todd – Game Logs . October 30, 2010 . NFL.com.
  40. Web site: Aaron Brooks – Game Logs . October 30, 2010 . NFL.com.
  41. Web site: Drew Brees – Game Logs 2015 . October 28, 2019 . NFL.com.
  42. Web site: Drew Brees will not play for Saints vs. Panthers . September 26, 2015 . NFL.com.
  43. Web site: Trent Green – Game Logs . October 30, 2010 . NFL.com.
  44. Web site: Drew Brees – Game Logs 2009 . October 30, 2010 . NFL.com.
  45. Web site: Kirk Cousins Game Logs . December 30, 2019 . NFL.com.

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