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A streak of 200 consecutive starts is a rarity for any player. Twenty of the NFL’s 32 teams publish a record for consecutive starts. Early press box statisticians did not consistently document starting lineups. Even the Packers cannot confirm if Brett Favre’s streak is the longest in club history for a player because before 1962, lineups were not recorded at every game. A look at the players who have started 200 consecutive games, as recorded in NFL team media guides:

CS: Consecutive starts

*--* Name Team CS Pos. Years Jim Marshall Minnesota 270 DE 1961-79 Mick Tingelhoff Minnesota 240 C 1962-78 Bruce Matthews Houston/Tennessee 229 G-T-C 1987-01 Jim Otto Oakland 210 C 1960-74 Gene Upshaw Oakland 207 G 1967-81 Randall McDaniel Minnesota, Tampa Bay 202 G 1989-02 Brett Favre Green Bay 200 QB 1992-present

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