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The term "iron man" as it pertains to sports longevity has origins in Major League Baseball pitcher Joe McGinnity, who was known for pitching in back-to-back doubleheaders and leading his league in innings pitched four times in five seasons from 1900 to 1904. He also played professionally until age 54.
The 1934 NFL Championship Playoff, popularly remembered as "The Sneakers Game", [2] was the second scheduled National Football League (NFL) championship game. Played at the Polo Grounds in New York City on December 9, [ 3 ] it was the first title game for the newly created Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy .
Quarterback Brett Favre's streak of 297 consecutive games started is the longest all-time. [3] [4] Among defensive players, Jim Marshall's 270 is the longest. [3] Of special note is punter Jeff Feagles, who played in 352 consecutive games which is the longest of all-time for a special teams player. [5]
They won 9 straight games to finish the 2008 season and started the 2009 season with 14 straight wins, combining a total of 23 consecutive regular season wins. The New England Patriots hold the record for the longest postseason winning streak in NFL history, with 10 straight playoff wins between 2001 and 2005 —although the team did miss the ...
Records may also refer to longest NFL streaks: List of most consecutive games with touchdown passes in the NFL; List of most consecutive starts and games played by NFL players; List of most consecutive starts by an NFL quarterback; List of NFL franchise post-season droughts; List of NFL franchise post-season streaks
Longest non-scoring play: 104 yards, Percy Harvin, Minnesota Vikings vs. Atlanta Falcons; November 27, 2011, and Ameer Abdullah, Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers; November 15, 2015 Longest run by a quarterback : 93 yards, Terrelle Pryor , Oakland Raiders vs. Pittsburgh Steelers ; October 27, 2013 [ 101 ]
Frankfurt Galaxy also played in the last NFL Europa game, losing the 2007 World Bowl to the Hamburg Seadevils. The Frankfurt Galaxy's record eight appearances in the 15 World Bowl games were evenly split in the composite standings with four wins ( 1995 , 1999 , 2003 and 2006 ) and four losses ( 1996 , 1998 , 2004 , and 2007 ). |}
His 18-year tenure with the Falcons is one of the 25 longest in NFL history and is the second longest while staying with the same team. He played in 246 games over this stretch, and his 225 games started as a Falcon is second in team history to Mike Kenn. Van Note missed a mere four games in his entire NFL career.