List of most consecutive starts and games played by NFL players
This is a list of the most consecutive starts and games played by a player by position in the National Football League (NFL).[1][2]
Quarterback Brett Favre's streak of 297 consecutive games started is the longest all-time.[3][4] Among defensive players, Jim Marshall's 270 is the longest.[3] Of special note is punter Jeff Feagles, who played in 352 consecutive games which is the longest of all-time for a special teams player.[5] Special teams players are not credited with starts in the NFL.[1][6] In 2018, Ryan Kerrigan became the most recent player to surpass someone at his position for consecutive starts, having broken the previous mark for left outside linebackers previously held by Jason Gildon.[7]
Leaderboards
Bold denotes an active streak
Consecutive games started
All-time starts
Minimum 200 consecutive regular season starts[1][2][8]
Active leaders
Minimum 100 consecutive regular season starts[40]
Consecutive games played
All-time games played
Top 25 players for consecutive regular season games played[1][42][43]
Consecutive starts by position
Offensive skilled
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Note: Games played by special teams players such as kickers and punters are not recognized officially as starts by the NFL.[1][6][54]
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^Jason Gildon Stats
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^ a bPath to 200
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^Shane Lechler Plays in 250th Consecutive Game
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^"Ryan Longwell - Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
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^ a bJason Witten - Game Logs
^ a bJason Witten to Retire
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^Doug Dieken Statistics
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^Jim Marshall Statistics
^"Fred Smerlas - Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
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^"Lee Roy Jordan - Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
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