WHAT TO LOOK FOR – A LOOK BACK - Ingles

NFL KICKOFF 2009

RESILIENT FAVRE:
Minnesota quarterback BRETT FAVRE started his 270th consecutive game in the Vikings’ 34-20 win over the Cleveland Browns, tying JIM MARSHALL for the longest starting streak in NFL history. Marshall started 270 games in a row for Minnesota from 1961-1979. He played 12 games with Cleveland in 1960, but official records of starters were not kept before 1961. However, the Browns’ internal records – including highlight films, score sheets, game-day programs, newspaper clips and conversations with former players – indicate that Marshall started the first game in 1960, but did not start the final 11 games of that season while playing a significant back-up role.

A look at the longest starting streaks on record, as published in team media guides:

PLAYER/TEAMS - YEARS - CONSECUTIVE STARTS
Jim Marshall, Vikings - 1961-1979 - 270
Brett Favre, Packers, Jets, Vikings - 1992-Present - 270
Mick Tingelhoff, Vikings - 1962-1978 - 240
Bruce Matthews, Oilers/Titans - 1987-2001 - 229
Will Shields, Chiefs - 1993-2006 - 223

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