Players with the Most Total Games Played in NFL History (Regular Season + Playoffs)

Jerry Rice, Before And After…All Of Those Games – Most For A “Position” Player

It was cool yesterday to see the “official” NFLers who have played in the most games – most regular season games, that is.

But who really has played in the most games? Like, for real? You have to include the postseason if you’re really going to tally this number. Let’s add those playoff games.

Much similarity is the result. There is, apparently, at least a slight correlation between players that play a lot of regular season games and those that, eventually, chalk up a bunch of postseason ones, too (you can see those all-time leaders here).

Morten Andersen and Jerry Rice are again the all-time leaders (with and minus kickers, respectively). And, in fact, the top six all time (including kickers) are in the same order.

For position players, Peyton Manning climbs into the top 10 thanks to his 23 (and counting) playoff games…and Bill Romanowski‘s 26 appearances help him crack the list.

Here’s really who played the most games in NFL history…

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MOST TOTAL GAMES PLAYED

	PLAYER	POS.	TOTAL GAMES PLAYED	REGULAR SEASON	POSTSEASON	CAREER SPAN
1.	Morten Andersen	K	393	382	11	1982-2007
2.	Gary Anderson	K	375	353	22	1982-2004
3.	Jeff Feagles	P	363	352	11	1988-2009
4.	George Blanda	QB-K	360	340	20	1949-1975
5.	Jason Hanson	K	333	327	6	1992-2012
6.	Jerry Rice	WR	332	303	29	1985-2004
7.	Brett Favre	QB	326	302	24	1991-2010
8.	Adam Vinatieri	K	317	290	27	1996-Present
9.	John Kasay	K	313	301	12	1991-2011
9.	Matt Stover	K	313	297	16	1991-2009
9.	Darrell Green	CB	313	295	18	1983-2002
12.	Bruce Matthews	G-C-T	311	296	15	1983-2001
13.	John Carney	K	310	302	8	1988-2010
14.	Sean Landeta	P	302	284	18	1985-2005
15.	Jim Marshall	DE	301	282	19	1960-1979
16.	Bruce Smith	DE	299	279	20	1985-2003
17.	Clay Matthews	LB	289	278	11	1978-1996
17.	Norm Johnson	K	289	273	16	1982-1999
19.	Lou Groza	K-T	285	268	17	1946-1967
20.	Trey Junkin	TE-LB	282	281	1	1983-2002

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MOST TOTAL GAMES PLAYED, MINUS KICKERS AND PUNTERS

	PLAYER	POS.	TOTAL GAMES PLAYED	REGULAR SEASON	POSTSEASON	CAREER SPAN
1.	Jerry Rice	WR	332	303	29	1985-2004
2.	Brett Favre	QB	326	302	24	1991-2010
3.	Darrell Green	CB	313	295	18	1983-2002
4.	Bruce Matthews	G-C-T	311	296	15	1983-2001
5.	Jim Marshall	DE	301	282	19	1960-1979
6.	Bruce Smith	DE	299	279	20	1985-2003
7.	Clay Matthews	LB	289	278	11	1978-1996
8.	Trey Junkin	TE-LB	282	281	1	1983-2002
9.	Junior Seau	LB	278	268	10	1990-2009
10.	Peyton Manning	QB	279	256	23	1998-Present
11.	Tony Gonzalez	TE	277	270	7	1997-2013
11.	Jackie Slater	T	277	259	18	1976-1995
13.	Lomas Brown	T	276	263	13	1985-2002
14.	Ray Brown	G	273	262	11	1986-2005
15.	Earl Morrall	QB	270	255	15	1956-1976
16.	Bill Romanowski	LB	269	243	26	1988-2003
17.	Tim Brown	WR	267	255	12	1988-2004
18.	London Fletcher	LB	265	256	9	1998-2013
18.	Irving Fryar	WR	265	255	10	1984-2000
18.	Ed White	G	265	241	24	1969-1985

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Dan Marino, Sonny Jurgensen and the Most Seasons Leading the NFL in Passing Yards

Dan Marino And Sonny Jurgensen Won Five Passing Titles

Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Brett Favre and Dan Marino?

Not today.

Ask yourself which quarterbacks have won the most passing titles (here, meaning single-season leaderships in passing yards), and those four players would most likely be on your short list of answers.

But of those four all-time QBs, only Marino led the league in passing five times. Surprisingly, Brady and Favre have just two crowns to their credit.

Manning has three, including last season – but don’t count on him getting his fourth in 2014. Andrew Luck is the current NFL leader in passing yards and could win his first. Manning is not far away, though, as of the date of this post (after Week 13 of 2014).

Anyway – back to the top, and one more bit of a surprise. The Philadelphia Eagles / Washington Redskins‘ Sonny Jurgensen is the only other quarterback with five passing titles.

Four QBs have led the league four times, including active New Orleans Saint, Drew Brees. He’s in the running for his fifth, less than 300 yards from Luck.

Every quarterback who led the league, going back to 1932 (when it started making sense to track passing yardage), is listed below. Before that, football was mostly played on the ground, and quarterbacks didn’t even reach the 500-passing yards mark.

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	QUARTERBACK	PASSING TITLES	SEASONS	YARDS	TEAM
1.	Dan Marino	5	1984	5,084	Miami Dolphins
			1985	4,137	Miami Dolphins
			1986	4,746	Miami Dolphins
			1988	4,434	Miami Dolphins
			1992	4,116	Miami Dolphins
1.	Sonny Jurgensen	5	1961	3,723	Philadelphia Eagles
			1962	3,261	Philadelphia Eagles
			1966	3,209	Washington Redskins
			1967	3,747	Washington Redskins
			1969	3,102	Washington Redskins
3.	Dan Fouts	4	1979	4,082	San Diego Chargers
			1980	4,715	San Diego Chargers
			1981	4,802	San Diego Chargers
			1982	2,883	San Diego Chargers
3.	Drew Brees	4	2006	4,418	New Orleans Saints
			2008	5,069	New Orleans Saints
			2011	5,476	New Orleans Saints
			2012	5,177	New Orleans Saints
3.	Johnny Unitas	4	1957	2,550	Baltimore Colts
			1959	2,899	Baltimore Colts
			1960	3,099	Baltimore Colts
			1963	3,481	Baltimore Colts
3.	Sammy Baugh	4	1937	1,127	Washington Redskins
			1940	1,367	Washington Redskins
			1947	2,938	Washington Redskins
			1948	2,599	Washington Redskins
7.	Arnie Herber	3	1932	639	Green Bay Packers
			1934	799	Green Bay Packers
			1936	1,239	Green Bay Packers
7.	John Brodie	3	1965	3,112	San Francisco 49ers
			1968	3,020	San Francisco 49ers
			1970	2,941	San Francisco 49ers
7.	Peyton Manning	3	2000	4,413	Indianapolis Colts
			2003	4,267	Indianapolis Colts
			2013	5,477	Denver Broncos
7.	Sid Luckman	3	1943	2,194	Chicago Bears
			1945	1,727	Chicago Bears
			1946	1,826	Chicago Bears
11.	Bobby Layne	2	1950	2,323	Detroit Lions
			1951	2,403	Detroit Lions
11.	Brett Favre	2	1995	4,413	Green Bay Packers
			1998	4,212	Green Bay Packers
11.	Cecil Isbell	2	1941	1,479	Green Bay Packers
			1942	2,021	Green Bay Packers
11.	Ken Anderson	2	1974	2,667	Cincinnati Bengals
			1975	3,169	Cincinnati Bengals
11.	Otto Graham	2	1952	2,816	Cleveland Browns
			1953	2,722	Cleveland Browns
11.	Tom Brady	2	2005	4,110	New England Patriots
			2007	4,806	New England Patriots
11.	Warren Moon	2	1990	4,689	Houston Oilers
			1991	4,690	Houston Oilers
15.	Ace Parker	1	1938	865	Brooklyn Dodgers
15.	Bert Jones	1	1976	3,104	Baltimore Colts
15.	Billy Wade	1	1958	2,875	Los Angeles Rams
15.	Charley Johnson	1	1964	3,045	St. Louis Cardinals
15.	Daunte Culpepper	1	2004	4,717	Minnesota Vikings
15.	Davey O’Brien	1	1939	1,324	Philadelphia Eagles
15.	Don Majkowski	1	1989	4,318	Green Bay Packers
15.	Drew Bledsoe	1	1994	4,555	New England Patriots
15.	Ed Danowski	1	1935	794	New York Giants
15.	Fran Tarkenton	1	1978	3,468	Minnesota Vikings
15.	Harry Newman	1	1933	973	New York Giants
15.	Irv Comp	1	1944	1,159	Green Bay Packers
15.	Jeff George	1	1997	3,917	Oakland Raiders
15.	Jim Finks	1	1955	2,270	Pittsburgh Steelers
15.	Joe Ferguson	1	1977	2,803	Buffalo Bills
15.	Joe Namath	1	1972	2,816	New York Jets
15.	John Elway	1	1993	4,030	Denver Broncos
15.	John Hadl	1	1971	3,075	San Diego Chargers
15.	Johnny Lujack	1	1949	2,658	Chicago Bears
15.	Kurt Warner	1	2001	4,830	St. Louis Rams
15.	Lynn Dickey	1	1983	4,458	Green Bay Packers
15.	Mark Brunell	1	1996	4,367	Jacksonville Jaguars
15.	Matt Schaub	1	2009	4,770	Houston Texans
15.	Neil Lomax	1	1987	3,387	St. Louis Cardinals
15.	Norm Van Brocklin	1	1954	2,637	Los Angeles Rams
15.	Philip Rivers	1	2010	4,710	San Diego Chargers
15.	Rich Gannon	1	2002	4,689	Oakland Raiders
15.	Roman Gabriel	1	1973	3,219	Philadelphia Eagles
15.	Steve Beuerlein	1	1999	4,436	Carolina Panthers
15.	Tobin Rote	1	1956	2,203	Green Bay Packers

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Peyton Manning, Brett Favre and the Most Go-Ahead Touchdowns Thrown, Ever

Peyton Manning Takes The Lead (Again)

Here’s a record on the verge of being broken, courtesy Peyton Manning (again). And the victim? Brett Favre (again).

According my source, pro-football-reference.com‘s play index, these 20 quarterbacks have thrown the most go-ahead touchdowns – either to take the initial lead in a game or take the lead away during a game (regardless of the game’s final outcome) – in NFL history.

Favre and Manning are the only two QBs to grab the lead over 150 times, and right now, Manning needs to do it just two more times to take the historical lead. Doubtless, this record will be padded.

Drew Brees and Tom Brady, both a few years younger, might catch up to Favre, but by that time, Manning, assuming he keeps going after this season, might be too far away to reach.

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	QUARTERBACK	GO-AHEAD TDS	FOR	CAREER SPAN
1.	Brett Favre	167	Green Bay Packers, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings	1991-2010
2.	Peyton Manning	166	Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos	1998-Present
3.	Dan Marino	134	Miami Dolphins	1983-1999
4.	Drew Brees	127	San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints	2001-Present
4.	Fran Tarkenton	127	Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants	1961-1978
6.	Tom Brady	120	New England Patriots	2000-Present
7.	Johnny Unitas	111	Baltimore Colts	1956-1973
8.	Joe Montana	103	San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs	1979-1994
9.	John Elway	103	Denver Broncos	1983-1998
10.	Vinny Testaverde	97	Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys, Carolina Panthers	1987-2007
11.	Drew Bledsoe	94	New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys	1993-2006
12.	Sonny Jurgensen	93	Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins	1957-1974
13.	Warren Moon	90	Houston Oilers, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks	1984-2000
14.	Ben Roethlisberger	87	Pittsburgh Steelers	2004-Present
14.	Eli Manning	87	New York Giants	2004-Present
16.	Philip Rivers	86	San Diego Chargers	2004-Present
16.	Dave Krieg	86	Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears	1980-1998
16.	Tony Romo	86	Dallas Cowboys	2004-Present
16.	Dan Fouts	86	San Diego Chargers	1973-1987
20.	Carson Palmer	82	Cincinnati Bengals, Oakland Raiders, Arizona Cardinals	2004-Present

Check out my source, where, amazingly, you can see every single quarterback who ever threw even one go-ahead touchdown.

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