Philip Rivers Starts Historic 200th Consecutive Game

Former NC State Quarterback Philip Rivers has been moving up the NFL Record Books all season long. He now ranks 6th all-time in touchdown passes, and 8th all-time in career passing yards.

Yesterday, Rivers crossed another milestone, starting his 200th consecutive game, becoming only the 4th quarterback to do so.

1) Brett Favre – 297
2) Eli Manning – 210
3) Peyton Manning – 208
4) Philip Rivers – 200

Favre and Peyton Manning are obviously retired, and Eli’s streak was snapped last season when he was benched by the Giants. Out of the 4 quarterbacks listed above, Rivers is the only one who still has an active streak. If Philip starts the rest of the games this season, he will finish the 2018 regular season with 208 consecutive starts, tying Peyton Manning for 3rd place.

“(Hall of Fame QB Brett) Favre was always a favorite of mine,” he said. “Still is. I kind of wanted to have that mark, or at least push for it…I always thought of all the things in the pros, that would be the one (I’d want to beat). I’m not going to get there. So y’all can do the math and figure out your projection of how many years I’m going to play, but I’m not going to get to (297).”

“It’s pretty cool,” he continued. “I mean, obviously the two Mannings (Peyton and Eli) and Favre have started over 200 in a row, and I just feel thankful. I think there is a small element of toughness involved, but then again, shoot, lots of prayers for me from many people on Sundays and guys’ protection that allow me to be out there each and every week, whether dealing with minor things or big things. Then just that competitiveness to want to be out there and play every week, and I have that same passion in this 200th one that I had in the first one. That’s what excites me for the next handful of years.”

“As a young boy, my dad always said unless you can’t get off the field, you (don’t) get off the field. Just those little things. In college, one of the things you heard from (former North Carolina State Head Coach) Chuck Amato was the best ability is dependability. I think just being out there each and every week has always been important. Obviously, you want to be able to be out there and help. It’s not just be out there. You want to play at a high level, and that’s been up and down over 199, but being out there means something. I shouldn’t say that’s what I said I wanted to do, but that’s one I always thought was so awesome. Seeing that (Favre) had played 300 games in a row, counting the playoffs. (It) was unbelievable. But, obviously chasing a championship for our team has always been number one.” (NFL)