List of NFL players by games played

All-time most appearances (minimum 200 games played)

Regular season only:
played in more NFL games than any other player.

C	Center	G	Guard	NT	Nose Tackle	QB	Quarterback
CB	Cornerback	K	Placekicker	OL	Off. Lineman	RB	Running Back
DE	Defensive End	KR	Kick Returner	OT	Off. Tackle	S	Safety
DT	Defensive Tackle	LB	Linebacker	P	Punter	TE	Tight End
FB	Fullback	LS	Long Snapper	PR	Punt Returner	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 and 4) surname.

Bold denotes an active player

Most games for that position^

Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame*

Updated through the 2019 season.
holds the NFL record of 21 seasons with the same team as placekicker for the Lions. leads all active players with more than 300 games played. played 303 games primarily on offense, an NFL record. has played the most NFL games at quarterback. holds the longevity record for tight ends with 270 games played., who set the standard for longevity, was both a kicker and offensive tackle for 268 games from the 1940s through the 1960s. played 256 games as a long snapper, an NFL record. leads all kick and punt returners with 238 games played. He was primarily a cornerback and also played safety. played a record 226 games at running back for the Cowboys and Cardinals

Rank	Name	Position	Period	Games
1	*	K ^	1982–2007	382
2	'	K	1996–present	365
3		K	1982–2004	353
4		P ^	1988–2009	352
5	*	K, QB	1949–1975	340
6		K	1992–2012	327
7		K	1999–2018	305
8	*	WR ^	1985–2004	303
9		K	1988–2010	302
9	*	QB ^	1991–2010	302
11		K	1991–2011	301
12		K	1991–2009	297
13	*	OL ^	1983–2001	296
14	*	CB ^	1983–2002	295
15		P	2000–2017	286
16	'	QB	2000–present	285
17		P	1985–2005	284
17		K	2000–2018	284
19		DE ^	1960–1979	282
20		LS ^ TE, LB	1983–2002	281
21	*	DE	1985–2003	279
22		LB ^	1978–1996	278
23	'	QB	2001–present	275
24		K	1982–1999	273
25	*	TE ^	1997–2013	270
26	*	K, OT	1946–1967	268
26	*	LB	1990–2009	268
28		QB	1998–2015	266
28		DE, LB	2002–2018	266
30	*	K	1967–1985	263
30		OT ^	1985–2002	263
30		K	1993–2009	263
33		G ^	1986–2005	262
34		K	1978–1996	260
35	*	OT	1976–1995	259
35		P	1985–2002	259
37		LS	1994–2010	256
37		LB	1998–2013	256
39		QB	1956–1976	255
39		WR	1984–2000	255
39	*	WR	1988–2004	255
39	'	TE	2003–present	255
43		S ^	1998–2015	254
44		OT	1978–1994	251
45		K	1974–1991	250
45		K	1980–2000	250
45		S	1985–2000	250
45	'	WR	2004–present	250
49		K	1984–2000	248
49	'	P	2004–present	248
51	*	QB	1961–1978	246
51		C ^	1969–1986	246
51		C ^	1978–1994	246
54	*	C	1974–1990	245
54		LS	1998–2013	245
56		C	1980–1996	244
56		WR	1990–2006	244
56		P	1991–2006	244
56		P	1995–2011	244
56	'	LB	2003–present	244
56	'	LS	2004–present	244
62		LB	1988–2003	243
63	*	QB	1983–1999	242
63		K	2002–present	242
65		G	1969–1985	241
65		P	1994–2009	241
65	*	C	1994–2009	241
65		CB	1997–2012	241
69		DE	1961–1978	240
69	*	C	1962–1978	240
69		K	1997–2012	240
72	*	WR	1969–1986	239
72		C	1989–2004	239
72		P	1989–2004	239
72		FB ^	1993–2008	239
76		P	1983–1998	238
76	*	CB, KR, PR, S	1987–2003	238
76		P	1990–2005	238
76		P	1997–2011	238
76	'	P	2005–present	238
81		K	1998–2013	237
81	'	LS	2005–present	237
83		DE	1986–2000	236
83		NT ^	1991–2007	236
83		LS, C	1995–2010	236
83		TE	2003–2018	236
83		QB	2004–2019	236
88		K	1979–1995	235
88		TE	1982–1997	235
88		K	1997–2012	235
88		LS	2000–2015	235
92		K	1962–1978	234
92		OT	1980–1995	234
92	*	QB	1983–1998	234
92	*	WR	1985–2000	234
92	*	WR	1987–2002	234
92		LS	1992–2006	234
92		FB	1995–2010	234
92		S	1996–2010	234
100	*	WR	1978–1993	233
100		P	1982–1997	233
100		QB	1987–2007	233
100	*	DE, LB	1997–2011	233
104	*	DE	1985–1999	232
104	*	DE	1985–2000	232
106		C	1987–2002	231
107		LB	1997–2011	230
107		WR	1997–2011	230
109		K	1990–2004	229
109		NT	1991–2007	229
111		K	1964–1979	228
111		WR	1983–1998	228
111		C	1984–1999	228
111	*	LB	1985–1999	228
111	*	LB	1996–2012	228
111		S	2004–2019	228
111	'	QB	2004–present	228
118	*	LB	1981–1995	227
118		DE	1983–1997	227
118		OL	1985–2000	227
118		C	1997–2011	227
122	*	S	1964–1979	226
122	*	RB ^	1990–2004	226
122	'	RB ^	2005–present	226
122		P	2004–2018	226
126	*	DE	1964–1979	225
126		CB	1983–1998	225
126		LB	1987–2002	225
126		LB	1998–2012	225
130		QB	1962–1977	224
130		DE	1974–1989	224
130		DE, DT	1976–1990	224
130	*	WR	1980–1995	224
130		P	1987–2003	224
130		P	1990–2003	224
130	*	G	1993–2006	224
130		S	1993–2007	224
130	*	LB	1995–2008	224
130		DE	1995–2008	224
130	*	S	1996–2011	224
130		LS	2005–2018	224
130	'	P	2006–present	224
143		G	1979–1994	223
143		KR^, PR	1990–2003	223
143	*	WR	1994–2009	223
146	*	RB	1982–1997	222
146	*	G	1988–2001	222
148		DE	2001–2014	221
148		CB	2003–2017	221
148	'	K	2005–present	221
151		P, QB	1988–2004	220
151		TE, LS	1992–2006	220
151		OT	1992–2006	220
154	*	DT ^	1990–2003	219
154		DT ^	1993–2009	219
154		OT	1994–2008	219
154	*	WR	1996–2010	219
154		LB	1998–2012	219
154		C	2001–2014	219
154		WR	2001–2016	219
161	*	QB	1957–1974	218
161	*	DT	1967–1981	218
161		OL	1980–1995	218
161		NT, DT	1982–1996	218
161		LS	1985–1999	218
161	*	WR	1998–2012	218
161		DE	2002–2017	218
161	'	QB	2004–present	218
169		P	1963–1978	217
169	*	G	1967–1981	217
169		OL	1973–1987	217
169		S	1983–1997	217
169		CB	1988–2001	217
169		WR	1998–2011	217
175		DT	1973–1988	216
175		CB	1975–1989	216
175		LB	1983–1996	216
175		KR, WR	1987–2000	216
175	*	DE	1993–2007	216
180	*	LB	1969–1983	215
180		LB	1979–1994	215
180		P	1984–1998	215
180	*	CB	1999–2013	215
180	'	OT, G	2006–present	215
185		CB	1989–2002	214
185		DE	1998–2012	214
187	*	CB	1961–1976	213
187		CB	1961–1977	213
187		K	1970–1986	213
187		DT	1980–1994	213
187		QB	1980–1998	213
187		G	1987–2000	213
187		DT	1987–2000	213
187		OL	1994–2007	213
195		P	1981–1996	212
195		TE	1982–1995	212
195		P	1984–1999	212
195		OT	1987–2000	212
195		LB	1991–2005	212
195		LB	1994–2008	212
195		K	2000–2013	212
195		LB	2004–2017	212
203	*	QB	1956–1973	211
203	*	QB	1957–1975	211
203		WR	1979–1993	211
203		RB	1984–1997	211
203		TE	1984–1997	211
203		C	1985–1999	211
203		DE	1989–2003	211
203	*	CB, S	1991–2004	211
203		C	1999–2012	211
203		K	2001–2014	211
203		WR	2001–2014	211
214	*	C	1960–1974	210
214		K	1963–1977	210
214	*	TE	1963–1978	210
214	*	DE	1968–1983	210
214		K	1976–1989	210
214		C	1998–2012	210
220	*	DT	1975–1988	209
220		LB	1987–2000	209
220		CB	1992–2005	209
220		WR	1992–2007	209
220		QB	1999–2015	209
220		C	2000–2013	209
220	'	S	2006–present	209
227		OT	1960–1974	208
227	*	DT	1962–1976	208
227		WR	1968–1983	208
227		CB	1977–1991	208
227	*	QB	1984–2000	208
227		LB	1990–2002	208
227		DT	1991–2004	208
227		G	1993–2007	208
227		DT, DE	1994–2007	208
227		LS	2000–2012	208
227	'	NT	2006–present	208
227	'	K	2007–present	208
239		QB	1965–1982	207
239		G	1967–1981	207
239	*	OT	1968–1982	207
239	*	OT	1968–1982	207
239		CB	1969–1983	207
239	*	P	1973–1986	207
239		CB	1984–1997	207
239		TE	1989–2001	207
239		DE	1992–2005	207
239		CB, S	1992–2006	207
239		OT	1996–2009	207
239		DE	1997–2010	207
239		DT	2001–2014	207
252		OT	1961–1975	206
252		DE	1971–1987	206
252		K	1973–1987	206
252		LB	1976–1989	206
252		QB	1978–1998	206
252		LB	1987–2000	206
252		CB	1988–2001	206
252		G	1989–2001	206
252		WR	1990–2002	206
252		DT	1994–2007	206
252		LB	1997–2010	206
252		G	1998–2010	206
252		G, C	2001–2014	206
265	*	DE	1953–1969	205
265		C	1972–1985	205
265		P	1974–1987	205
265		S	1979–1992	205
265		P	1981–1996	205
265		P	1984–1999	205
265		LS	1985–2001	205
265		CB	1994–2008	205
265		S	1997–2010	205
265		WR	1999–2012	205
265		TE	2004–2019	205
265	'	OT	2004–present	205
277	*	QB	1948–1964	204
277		OT	1960–1974	204
277	*	CB	1963–1978	204
277		G	1970–1984	204
277		CB	1983–1997	204
277		LB	1984–1996	204
277		CB	1984–1997	204
277	*	TE	1990–2003	204
277	'	K	2006–present	204
286		OT	1971–1984	203
286		OL	1976–1989	203
286		NT, DT	1978–1991	203
286	*	DE	1983–1997	203
286		OT	1988–2001	203
286	*	G	1994–2007	203
286	*	CB	1995–2009	203
286		LS	1995–2010	203
286		DT	2003–2015	203
295	*	G	1958–1973	202
295		G	1961–1975	202
295		DE	1971–1984	202
295	*	DE	1971–1984	202
295		LS, G	1984–1999	202
295		DE	1990–2003	202
295		DE, DT	1990–2003	202
295		DE, TE, LS	1993–2009	202
295		WR	1996–2009	202
295		P	2001–2013	202
295		WR	2003–2016	202
295	'	TE	2006–present	202
307		QB	1957–1973	201
307		QB	1966–1984	201
307	*	S	1974–1987	201
307		DE	1975–1988	201
307		LB	1977–1990	201
307		OT	1981–1994	201
307		DE	1984–1996	201
307		FB	1994–2007	201
307		DE	1996–2010	201
307		K	2003–2016	201
307		LS	2003–2016	201
307		S	2007–2019	201
319		LB, K	1958–1972	200
319		OT, DT	1968–1982	200
319	*	CB	1970–1983	200
319	*	WR	1976–1989	200
319		NT	1979–1992	200
319		LS	1983–1995	200
319		NT	1985–1997	200
319		NT, DT, DE	1986–1999	200
319		LB	1991–2003	200
319		K	1994–2007	200
319		LB	1996–2009	200
319		DT	1997–2010	200
319		LS	2000–2012	200
319		DB	2006–present	200
Rank	Name	Position	Period	Games

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