List of most consecutive starts by an NFL 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.

Brett Favre has held the record since November 7, 1999, when he made his 117th consecutive start against the Chicago Bears. His consecutive starts streak is also the longest all-time for a non-special teams player. 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)."Brett Fart unable to start vs. Giants" ESPN.com

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 the seasonRankQuarterbackStreak startStreak endTeamsRegularseasonPlayoffsTotalReferences1Brett FavreSeptember 27, 1992December 5, 2010GB/NYJ/MIN297243212Philip RiversSeptember 11, 2006December 28, 2025SD/LAC/IND24312255Philip Rivers retiring from NFL after 17 seasons3Eli ManningNovember 21, 2004November 23, 2017NYG210122224Peyton ManningSeptember 6, 1998January 8, 2011IND208192275Matt RyanDecember 20, 2009October 20, 2019ATL15491636Russell WilsonSeptember 9, 2012October 7, 2021SEA149161657Matthew StaffordSeptember 11, 2011November 3, 2019DET13631398Josh AllenNovember 25, 2018ActiveBUF125151409Joe FlaccoSeptember 7, 2008November 22, 2015BAL1221513710Ron JaworskiSeptember 18, 1977November 25, 1984PHI116712311Tom BradySeptember 14, 2009January 3, 2016NE1121412612September 30, 2001September 7, 2008NE1111712813October 9, 2016January 16, 2023NE/TB1101612614Joe FergusonSeptember 18, 1977September 23, 1984BUF107311015Dan MarinoOctober 25, 1987October 10, 1993MIA9549916Derek CarrOctober 15, 2017December 24, 2022OAK/LV9119217Roman GabrielNovember 28, 1965September 17, 1972LAR8929118Johnny UnitasSeptember 27, 1959November 7, 1965BAL8839119Jim EverettSeptember 4, 1988October 23, 1993LAR8749120Richard ToddSeptember 9, 1979December 2, 1984NYJ/NO8649021TAaron BrooksNovember 26, 2000December 12, 2005NO82284Drew BreesJanuary 16, 2010September 20, 2015NO8289023Trent GreenSeptember 9, 2001September 10, 2006KC8118224TDrew BreesJanuary 8, 2005December 27, 2009SD/NO79382Kirk CousinsSeptember 13, 2015December 23, 2019WAS/MIN79180

See also Iron man List of most consecutive starts and games played by NFL players List of NFL individual records#Starts List of current NFL starting quarterbacks List of most consecutive games with touchdown passes in the NFL List of NFL career quarterback wins leaders

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