Most Football Games Played

    A sign of longevity. A sign of health. The ability to play the game at a level high enough to keep you on the field. Those are a few of the key components needed to make the all time football games played leader board. Football Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred all-time career leaders in football games played.

"I played soccer and team handball (growing up in Copenhagen, Denmark), was involved in gymnastics, but I knew nothing of the National Football League." - Morten Andersen (#1 Ranked All-Time Football Games Played) in the Minnesota Score (David Zingler, Winter 2004)

Most Games Played
All-Time Leaders

'Top 100'

1Morten Andersen382
2Gary Anderson353
3George Blanda340
4Jeff Feagles336
5Jerry Rice303
6Bruce Matthews296
7Darrell Green295
8John Carney289
9Matt Stover287
10Sean Landeta284
11Jim Marshall282
12Trey Junkin281
13Bruce Smith279
14Clay Matthews278
15Brett Favre273
 Norm Johnson273
17Jason Hanson271
18Lou Groza268
19Lomas Brown263
 Jan Stenerud263
21Ray Brown262
22Junior Seau261
23Nick Lowery260
24Lee Johnson259
 Jackie Slater259
26Tim Brown255
 Irving Fryar255
 Earl Morrall255
29John Kasay253
30Jason Elam252
31Mike Kenn251
32Pat Leahy250
 Eddie Murray250
 Eugene Robinson250
35Al Del Greco248
36Blair Bush246
 Fran Tarkenton246
 Jeff Van Note246
39Mike Webster245
40Ray Donaldson244
 Chris Gardocki244
 Ricky Proehl244
43Bill Romanowski243
44Dan Marino242
45Ed White241
46Ron McDole240
 Mick Tingelhoff240
48Jerry Fontenot239
 Craig Hentrich239
 Charlie Joiner239
 Chris Mohr239
52Bryan Barker238
 Reggie Roby238
 Rod Woodson238
55Clyde Simmons236
 Ted Washington236
57Pete Metzelaars235
58Jim Bakken234
 Stan Brock234
 Cris Carter234
 John Elway234
 Lorenzo Neal234
 Andre Reed234
64James Lofton233
 Rohn Stark233
 Vinny Testaverde233
67Chris Doleman232
 Reggie White232
69Frank Winters231
70Steve Christie229
71Henry Ellard228
 Jim Sweeney228
 Jim Turner228
74David Binn227
 Rickey Jackson227
 Jim Jeffcoat227
77Paul Krause226
 Raleigh McKenzie226
 Emmitt Smith226
80Carl Eller225
 Albert Lewis225
 John Lynch225
 Hardy Nickerson225
84Derrick Brooks224
 John Hadl224
 Carl Hairston224
 Too Tall Jones224
 Art Monk224
 Dan Stryzinski224
90Kevin Carter223
 Brian Mitchell223
 Max Montoya223
93Randall McDaniel222
94Marcus Allen221
 Matt Bahr221
96Dave Moore220
 Tom Tupa220
 Bob Whitfield220
99John Randle219
100Sonny Jurgensen218
 Joe Nash218
 Dan Turk218



Did you know Morten Andersen is also ranked number one in most field goals attempted in a career, most field goals in a career, most points in a career, most consecutive games with a point and most career field goals of 50 or more yards in a career?

The all time career leader for Most Consecutive Football Games Played in a Career is Jeff Feagles, number four on this list, who played in every game listed above (all 320) in consecutive order.

George Blanda is third overall, but holds the record for most seasons played in the National Football League with twenty-six — one more than Morten Andersen and three more than Gary Anderson.