All-time most appearances (minimum 200 games played) Regular season only: [1] (includes AAFC and AFL games)
Morten Andersen played in 382 NFL games, more than any other player. Positions played C Center G Guard NT Nose Tackle QB Quarterback CB Cornerback K Placekicker OL 0 Off. Lineman0 RB Running Back DE Defensive End KR 0 Kick Returner0 OT Off. Tackle S Safety DT 0 Defensive Tackle0 LB Linebacker P Punter TE Tight End FB Fullback LS Long Snapper PR 0 Punt Returner0 WR Wide Receiver
If more than one position is listed for a player, the BOLD listing is his primary position. This list is sorted by 1) games played, 2) first year played, 3) last year played
Tom Brady has played the most NFL games at quarterback, 335. Jason Hanson holds the NFL record of 21 seasons with the same team as placekicker for the Lions. Jerry Rice played 303 games as a wide receiver, an NFL record. Bruce Matthews (left) played a record 296 games as an offensive lineman. His brother Clay (right) holds the record for games at linebacker. No one has played more games at the cornerback position than Darrell Green Jim Marshall holds the record for most games played at defensive end, 282. Jason Witten holds the longevity record for tight ends with 271 games played. Lou Groza, who set the standard for longevity, was both a kicker and offensive tackle for 268 games from the 1940s through the 1960s. David Binn played 256 games as a long snapper. Rod Woodson leads all kick and punt returners with 238 games played. He was primarily a cornerback and also played safety. Emmitt Smith played a record 226 games at running back for the Cowboys and Cardinals before Frank Gore broke that record and retired with the current record of 241 games. Regular Season Games Played Rank Name Position Period Games 1 Morten Andersen * K ^ 1982–2007 382 2 Adam Vinatieri K 1996–2019 365 3 Gary Anderson K 1982–2004 353 4 Jeff Feagles P ^ 1988–2009 352 5 George Blanda * K , QB 1949–1975 340 6 Tom Brady QB ^ 2000–2022 335 7 Jason Hanson K 1992–2012 327 8 Phil Dawson K 1999–2018 305 9 Jerry Rice * WR ^ 1985–2004 303 10 John Carney K 1988–2010 302 Brett Favre * QB 1991–2010 12 John Kasay K 1991–2011 301 13 Matt Stover K 1991–2009 297 Andy Lee P 2004–2022 15 Bruce Matthews * OL ^ 1983–2001 296 16 Darrell Green * CB ^ 1983–2002 295 17 Drew Brees QB 2001–2020 287 18 Shane Lechler P 2000–2017 286 19 Sean Landeta P 1985–2005 284 Sebastian Janikowski K 2000–2018 21 Jim Marshall DE ^ 1960–1979 282 22 Trey Junkin LS ^, TE, LB 1983–2002 281 23 Bruce Smith * DE 1985–2003 279 24 Clay Matthews LB ^ 1978–1996 278 25 Norm Johnson K 1982–1999 273 26 Jason Witten TE ^ 2003–2020 271 27 Tony Gonzalez * TE 1997–2013 270 28 Lou Groza * K , OT 1946–1967 268 Junior Seau * LB 1990–2009 Marcedes Lewis TE 2006–present 31 Peyton Manning * QB 1998–2015 266 Julius Peppers DE , LB 2002–2018 Robbie Gould K 2005–2022 34 Jan Stenerud * K 1967–1985 263 Lomas Brown OT ^ 1985–2002 Jason Elam K 1993–2009 Larry Fitzgerald WR 2004–2020 38 Ray Brown G ^ 1986–2005 262 39 Mason Crosby K 2007–present 261 39 Nick Lowery K 1978–1996 260 Don Muhlbach LS 2004–2020 42 Jackie Slater * OT 1976–1995 259 Lee Johnson P 1985–2002 44 David Binn LS 1994–2010 256 London Fletcher LB 1998–2013 Sam Koch P 2006–2022 47 Earl Morrall QB 1956–1976 255 Irving Fryar WR 1984–2000 Tim Brown * WR 1988–2004 Dustin Colquitt P 2005–2021 51 Charles Woodson * S ^ 1998–2015 254 52 L.P. Ladouceur LS 2005–2020 253 53 Mike Kenn OT 1978–1994 251 54 Pat Leahy K 1974–1991 250 Eddie Murray K 1980–2000 Eugene Robinson S 1985–2000 Matt Prater K 2007–present 58 Ben Roethlisberger QB 2004–2021 249 59 Al Del Greco K 1984–2000 248 Jason Peters OT 2004–present 61 Fran Tarkenton * QB 1961–1978 246 Jeff Van Note C ^ 1969–1986 Blair Bush C ^ 1978–1994 64 Mike Webster * C 1974–1990 245 Patrick Mannelly LS 1998–2013 66 Ray Donaldson C 1980–1996 244 Ricky Proehl WR 1990–2006 Chris Gardocki P 1991–2006 Matt Turk P 1995–2011 Terrell Suggs LB 2003–2019 Philip Rivers QB 2004–2020 Calais Campbell DE 2008–present 73 Bill Romanowski LB 1988–2003 243 J. J. Jansen LS 2009–present 75 Dan Marino * QB 1983–1999 242 76 Ed White G 1969–1985 241 Craig Hentrich P 1994–2009 Kevin Mawae * C 1994–2009 Ronde Barber * CB 1997–2012 Matt Bryant K 2002–2019 Frank Gore RB ^ 2005–2020 82 Ron McDole DE 1961–1978 240 Mick Tingelhoff * C 1962–1978 Ryan Longwell K 1997–2012 85 Charlie Joiner * WR 1969–1986 239 Jerry Fontenot C 1989–2004 Chris Mohr P 1989–2004 Lorenzo Neal FB ^ 1993–2008 Andrew Whitworth OT , G 2006–2021 Matthew Slater WR 2008–2023 91 Reggie Roby P 1983–1998 238 Rod Woodson * CB , KR, PR, S 1987–2003 Bryan Barker P 1990–2005 Brad Maynard P 1997–2011 Thomas Morstead P 2009–present 96 David Akers K 1998–2013 237 97 Clyde Simmons DE 1986–2000 236 Ted Washington NT ^ 1991–2007 Ethan Albright LS , C 1995–2010 Antonio Gates TE 2003–2018 Eli Manning QB 2004–2019 102 Matt Bahr K 1979–1995 235 Pete Metzelaars TE 1982–1997 Olindo Mare K 1997–2012 Mike Leach LS 2000–2015 106 Jim Bakken K 1962–1978 234 Stan Brock OT 1980–1995 John Elway * QB 1983–1998 Andre Reed * WR 1985–2000 Cris Carter * WR 1987–2002 Kendall Gammon LS 1992–2006 Tony Richardson FB 1995–2010 Lawyer Milloy S 1996–2010 Matt Ryan QB 2008–2022 115 James Lofton * WR 1978–1993 233 Rohn Stark P 1982–1997 Vinny Testaverde QB 1987–2007 Jason Taylor * DE , LB 1997–2011 119 Chris Doleman * DE 1985–1999 232 Reggie White * DE 1985–2000 121 Frank Winters C 1987–2002 231 Aaron Rodgers QB 2005–present 123 James Farrior LB 1997–2011 230 Derrick Mason WR 1997–2011 125 Steve Christie K 1990–2004 229 Keith Traylor NT 1991–2007 127 Jim Turner K 1964–1979 228 Henry Ellard WR 1983–1998 Jim Sweeney C 1984–1999 Kevin Greene * LB 1985–1999 Ray Lewis * LB 1996–2012 Mike Adams S 2004–2019 Nick Folk K 2007–present 134 Rickey Jackson * LB 1981–1995 227 Jim Jeffcoat DE 1983–1997 Raleigh McKenzie OL 1985–2000 Casey Wiegmann C 1997–2011 Jon Weeks C , LS 2010–present 139 Paul Krause * S 1964–1979 226 Emmitt Smith * RB 1990–2004 Donnie Jones P 2004–2018 142 Carl Eller * DE 1964–1979 225 Albert Lewis CB 1983–1998 Hardy Nickerson LB 1987–2002 Keith Brooking LB 1998–2012 146 John Hadl QB 1962–1977 224 Ed "Too Tall" Jones DE 1974–1989 Carl Hairston DE , DT 1976–1990 Art Monk * WR 1980–1995 Mark Royals P 1987–2003 Dan Stryzinski P 1990–2003 Will Shields * G 1993–2006 John Lynch * S 1993–2007 Derrick Brooks * LB 1995–2008 Kevin Carter DE 1995–2008 Brian Dawkins * S 1996–2011 John Denney LS 2005–2018 158 Max Montoya G 1979–1994 223 Brian Mitchell KR^, PR 1990–2003 Isaac Bruce * WR 1994–2009 Brett Kern P 2008–2022 162 Marcus Allen * RB 1982–1997 222 Randall McDaniel * G 1988–2001 164 Justin Smith DE 2001–2014 221 Terence Newman CB 2003–2017 166 Tom Tupa P , QB 1988–2004 220 Dave Moore TE , LS 1992–2006 Bob Whitfield OT 1992–2006 Duane Brown OT 2008–present 170 John Randle * DT ^ 1990–2003 219 Jeff Zgonina DT ^ 1993–2009 Wayne Gandy OT 1994–2008 Terrell Owens * WR 1996–2010 Takeo Spikes LB 1998–2012 Dominic Raiola C 2001–2014 Steve Smith, Sr. WR 2001–2016 Stephen Gostkowski K 2006–2020 178 Sonny Jurgensen * QB 1957–1974 218 Alan Page * DT 1967–1981 Jim Ritcher OL 1980–1995 Joe Nash NT , DT 1982–1996 Dan Turk LS 1985–1999 Randy Moss * WR 1998–2012 Dwight Freeney DE 2002–2017 Jerry Hughes DE 2010–present 186 Jerrel Wilson P 1963–1978 217 Gene Upshaw * G 1967–1981 Guy Morriss OL 1973–1987 Bill Bates S 1983–1997 Eric Allen CB 1988–2001 Hines Ward WR 1998–2011 192 Dave Butz DT 1973–1988 216 Dave Brown CB 1975–1989 Darryl Talley LB 1983–1996 Dwight Stone KR , WR 1987–2000 Michael Strahan * DE 1993–2007 Kevin Huber P 2009–2022 Ryan Succop K 2009–2022 Morgan Cox LS 2010–present 200 Ted Hendricks * LB 1969–1983 215 Monte Coleman LB 1979–1994 John Kidd P 1984–1998 Champ Bailey * CB 1999–2013 204 Ray Crockett CB 1989–2002 214 Vonnie Holliday DE 1998–2012 Domata Peko NT 2006–2019 207 Jimmy Johnson * CB 1961–1976 213 Pat Fischer CB 1961–1977 Mark Moseley K 1970–1986 Steve McMichael DT 1980–1994 Dave Krieg QB 1980–1998 Kevin Gogan G 1987–2000 Henry Thomas DT 1987–2000 Todd Steussie OL 1994–2007 215 Jeff Gossett P 1981–1996 212 Rodney Holman TE 1982–1995 Brian Hansen P 1984–1999 Bruce Armstrong OT 1987–2000 Roman Phifer LB 1991–2005 Willie McGinest LB 1994–2008 Rian Lindell K 2000–2013 Karlos Dansby LB 2004–2017 223 Johnny Unitas * QB 1956–1973 211 Len Dawson * QB 1957–1975 Drew Hill WR 1979–1993 Earnest Byner RB 1984–1997 Ed West TE 1984–1997 Jeff Dellenbach C 1985–1999 Trace Armstrong DE 1989–2003 Aeneas Williams * CB , S 1991–2004 Jeff Saturday C 1999–2012 Jay Feely K 2001–2014 Reggie Wayne WR 2001–2014 Johnathan Joseph CB 2006–2020 235 Jim Otto * C 1960–1974 210 Fred Cox K 1963–1977 Jackie Smith * TE 1963–1978 Elvin Bethea * DE 1968–1983 Chris Bahr K 1976–1989 Matt Birk C 1998–2012 241 Randy White * DT 1975–1988 209 Jessie Tuggle LB 1987–2000 Terrell Buckley CB 1992–2005 Keenan McCardell WR 1992–2007 Matt Hasselbeck QB 1999–2015 Brad Meester C 2000–2013 Antoine Bethea S 2006–2019 Cameron Jordan DE 2011–present 249 Len Rohde OT 1960–1974 208 Merlin Olsen * DT 1962–1976 Harold Jackson WR 1968–1983 Raymond Clayborn CB 1977–1991 Warren Moon * QB 1984–2000 Marvcus Patton LB 1990–2002 Kelvin Pritchett DT 1991–2004 Chris Gray G 1993–2007 Bryant Young * DT , DE 1994–2007 Brian Jennings LS 2000–2012 259 Craig Morton QB 1965–1982 207 Randy Rasmussen G 1967–1981 Art Shell * OT 1968–1982 Ron Yary * OT 1968–1982 Ken Riley * CB 1969–1983 Ray Guy * P 1973–1986 Eugene Daniel CB 1984–1997 Howard Cross TE 1989–2001 Marco Coleman DE 1992–2005 Troy Vincent CB , S 1992–2006 Jon Runyan OT 1996–2009 Bryan Robinson DE 1997–2010 Ryan Pickett DT 2001–2014 272 Charlie Cowan OT 1961–1975 206 Julius Adams DE 1971–1987 Ray Wersching K 1973–1987 Reggie Williams LB 1976–1989 Steve DeBerg QB 1978–1998 Cornelius Bennett LB 1987–2000 James Hasty CB 1988–2001 Steve Wisniewski G 1989–2001 Terance Mathis WR 1990–2002 Sam Adams DT 1994–2007 Mike Vrabel LB 1997–2010 Alan Faneca * G 1998–2010 Roberto Garza G , C 2001–2014 Clark Harris LS 2008–2022 Matthew Stafford QB 2009–present 287 Doug Atkins * DE 1953–1969 205 Dave Dalby C 1972–1985 Dave Jennings P 1974–1987 Nesby Glasgow S 1979–1992 Rich Camarillo P 1981–1996 Mike Horan P 1984–1999 Dale Hellestrae LS 1985–2001 Aaron Glenn CB 1994–2008 Darren Sharper S 1997–2010 Donald Driver WR 1999–2012 Benjamin Watson TE 2004–2019 Tramon Williams CB 2007–2020 Devin McCourty S 2010–2022 300 Y. 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Tittle * QB 1948–1964 204 Grady Alderman OT 1960–1974 Willie Brown * CB 1963–1978 Doug Wilkerson G 1970–1984 Lionel Washington CB 1983–1997 Kyle Clifton LB 1984–1996 Kevin Ross CB 1984–1997 Shannon Sharpe * TE 1990–2003 308 Doug Dieken OT 1971–1984 203 Tom Rafferty OL 1976–1989 Ken Clarke NT , DT 1978–1991 Richard Dent * DE 1983–1997 John Jackson OT 1988–2001 Larry Allen * G 1994–2007 Ty Law * CB 1995–2009 Jason Kyle LS 1995–2010 Kevin Williams DT 2003–2015 Kareem Jackson S 2010–present 318 Gene Hickerson * G 1958–1973 202 Joe Scibelli G 1961–1975 Tony McGee DE 1971–1984 Jack Youngblood * DE 1971–1984 Adam Schreiber LS , G 1984–1999 Rob Burnett DE 1990–2003 Anthony Pleasant DE , DT 1990–2003 Jeff Robinson DE, TE , LS 1993–2009 Muhsin Muhammad WR 1996–2009 Brian Moorman P 2001–2013 Anquan Boldin WR 2003–2016 329 John Brodie QB 1957–1973 201 Jim Hart QB 1966–1984 Donnie Shell * S 1974–1987 George Martin DE 1975–1988 Scott Studwell LB 1977–1990 Tim Irwin OT 1981–1994 Sean Jones DE 1984–1996 Mack Strong FB 1994–2007 Phillip Daniels DE 1996–2010 Josh Brown K 2003–2016 Jon Dorenbos LS 2003–2016 Eric Weddle S 2007–2019 Patrick Peterson CB 2011–present 342 Wayne Walker LB , K 1958–1972 200 Russ Washington OT , DT 1968–1982 Mel Blount * CB 1970–1983 Steve Largent * WR 1976–1989 Fred Smerlas NT 1979–1992 Adam Lingner LS 1983–1995 Greg Kragen NT 1985–1997 Joe Phillips NT , DT, DE 1986–1999 Mo Lewis LB 1991–2003 Jeff Wilkins K 1994–2007 Larry Izzo LB 1996–2009 Pat Williams DT 1997–2010 Justin Snow LS 2000–2012 Nick Bellore LB , FB 2011–present Rank Name Position Period Games
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