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 (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]

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

Bold denotes an active streak.

Top 25 ranked by consecutive regular season starts, updated through week 17 of 2023 season
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

References

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  2. ^ a b "Matthew Stafford reportedly out for Lions, ends consecutive starts streak at 136 games". November 10, 2019.
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  15. ^ "Matt Ryan – Games Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
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  17. ^ "Russell Wilson - Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  18. ^ With Russell Wilson injured, Tom Brady has longest active streak of consecutive starts at QB
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  35. ^ "Derek Carr - Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  36. ^ "Roman Gabriel – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  37. ^ "Johnny Unitas Statistics". ProFootballReference.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
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  39. ^ "Josh Allen – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  40. ^ "Jim Everett – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  41. ^ "Richard Todd – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  42. ^ "Aaron Brooks – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  43. ^ "Drew Brees – Game Logs 2015". NFL.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
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  45. ^ "Trent Green – Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  46. ^ "Drew Brees – Game Logs 2009". NFL.com. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  47. ^ "Kirk Cousins Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
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