The Los Angeles Chargers and Cincinnati Bengals squared off within the highlight of NBC\u2019s Sunday evening sport throughout Week 11 of the NFL\u2019s 2024 season. The Chargers beat the Bengals 34-17 on a landing with 18 seconds to play. Los Angeles\u2019 Josh Harris<\/a> dealt with the snaps for six punts, 4 additional factors and two discipline objectives within the 2 hundredth regular-season sport of his NFL profession.
The Auburn<\/a> alumnus turned the nineteenth participant from an Alabama highschool or faculty to succeed in 200 appearances in NFL regular-season video games. With 207 getting into the 2025 season, might Harris changed one other former Auburn specialist, kicker Al Del Greco, because the participant from an Alabama highschool or faculty with essentially the most NFL video games?
Del Greco kicked in 248 video games, which Harris couldn\u2019t attain till the seventh sport of the 2027 season, if he continues his present 100-game enjoying streak.
Harris is the one lengthy snapper on the Chargers\u2019 offseason roster. However the 36-year-old is also getting into the ultimate season of his present four-year, $5.6 million contract.
The highest non-specialist on the state checklist, quarterback Philip Rivers with 244 video games, performed within the last 241 video games of his profession \u2013 a streak that spanned 15 full seasons.
When playoff video games are included, Del Greco stays forward of Rivers by one sport, however he\u2019s not the state\u2019s total chief. Punter Chris Mohr appeared in 239 regular-season and 19 postseason contests \u2013 a 258-game complete that\u2019s yet one more than Del Greco\u2019s total quantity.
The ten gamers with Alabama soccer roots who’ve appeared in essentially the most NFL video games:
1. Al Del Greco, Auburn: 248 video games<\/b>
Inexperienced Bay Packers 1984-1987, St. Louis\/Phoenix Cardinals 1987-1990, Houston Oilers\/Tennessee Titans 1991-2000:<\/b> A kicker, Del Greco made 347 discipline objectives, together with a league-leading 36 in 1998, and scored 1,584 factors throughout his NFL profession, which included enjoying for 2 franchises that modified cities. Undrafted, Del Greco ranks 62nd in NFL historical past in video games.
2. Philip Rivers, Athens Excessive College: 244 video games<\/b>
San Diego\/Los Angeles Chargers 2004-2019, Indianapolis Colts 2020:<\/b> A quarterback, Rivers performed in two video games in every of his first two seasons as Drew Brees\u2019 backup. Within the subsequent 15 seasons, he began each sport. Rivers performed in 241 consecutive regular-season video games to shut his profession, the Tenth-longest streak in NFL historical past and the longest for a participant with Alabama soccer roots. Rivers left the NFL ranked fifth in passing yards and fifth in landing passes in league historical past.
3. Chris Mohr, <\/b>Alabama<\/b><\/a>: 239 video games<\/b>
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1989, Buffalo Payments 1991-1999, Atlanta Falcons 2001-2004:<\/b> A punter, Mohr averaged 40.4 yards on 1,152 punts in his profession. He punted in three Tremendous Bowls with Buffalo, and with 19 playoff appearances, Mohr\u2019s 258 total video games are essentially the most for a participant with Alabama soccer roots. Though Mohr was out of soccer for one season after his rookie 12 months, throughout the 15 seasons wherein he did play, he missed one sport.
4. Tony Richardson, Daleville Excessive College, Auburn: 234 video games<\/b>
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs 1995-2005, Minnesota Vikings 2006-2007, New York Jets 2008-2010:<\/b> A fullback, Richardson was a adequate ball-carrier to hurry for as many as 697 yards and 7 touchdowns in a season. He went from undrafted to a three-time Professional Bowler, famous for clearing the way in which for 1,000-yard rushers Priest Holmes, Larry Johnson, Chester Taylor, Adrian Peterson and Thomas Jones.
5. Kevin Greene, Auburn: 228 video games<\/b>
Los Angeles Rams 1985-1992, Pittsburgh Steelers 1993-1995, San Francisco 49ers 1997, Carolina Panthers 1996, 1998-1999:<\/b> The surface linebacker\u2019s sack complete of 160 is the third-highest in NFL historical past and the best for a participant who was primarily a linebacker. He led the NFL in sacks in 1994 and 1996, was a two-time first-team All-Professional and five-time Professional Bowler and entered the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame in 2016.
6. Wayne Gandy, Auburn: 219 video games<\/b>
Los Angeles\/St. Louis Rams 1994-1998, Pittsburgh Steelers 1999-2002, New Orleans Saints 2003-2005, Atlanta Falcons 2006-2008:<\/b> Gandy was a starter at each offensive-tackle positions throughout his profession for 4 franchises. In his first 13 seasons, Gandy missed one sport.
6. Terrell Owens, Benjamin Russell Excessive College: 219 video games<\/b>
San Francisco 49ers 1996-2003, Philadelphia Eagles 2004-2005, Dallas Cowboys 2006-2008, Buffalo Payments 2009, Cincinnati Bengals 2010:<\/b> A large receiver, Owens ranks third in receiving yards, third in landing receptions and eighth in receptions in NFL historical past. He was a five-time first-team All-Professional and a six-time Professional Bowler and entered the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame with the Class of 2018.
6. Takeo Spikes, Auburn: 219 video games<\/b>
Cincinnati Bengals 1998-2002, Buffalo Payments 2003-2006, Philadelphia Eagles 2007, San Francisco 49ers 2008-2010, San Diego Chargers 2011-2012:<\/b> An inside linebacker, Spikes began in all however three of his 219 video games. Spikes made 1,425 tackles and was a first-team All-Professional as soon as and a Professional Bowler twice.
9. Jerrel Wilson, Murphy Excessive College: 217 video games<\/b>
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs 1963-1977, New England Patriots 1978:<\/b> The punter on the all-time AFL crew chosen by the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame, Wilson was a three-time Professional Bowler after the AFL-NFL merger and punted in two Tremendous Bowls with the Chiefs. He averaged 43.0 yards on his 1,072 punts and led the league in punting common 5 instances.
10. Dwight Stone, Florala Excessive College: 216 video games<\/b>
Pittsburgh Steelers 1987-1994, Carolina Panthers 1995-1998, New York Jets 1999-2000:<\/b> A large receiver who spent his first two seasons at operating again, Stone constructed his longevity on his capacity as a kick returner and a special-teamer. He caught 154 passes \u2013 107 from 1991 via 1993 when he made 35 of his 52 profession begins \u2013 and returned 186 kickoffs in his 14 NFL seasons in a profession that began as an undrafted participant.
Different 200-game gamers<\/b>
The opposite gamers with Alabama soccer roots who’ve appeared in not less than 200 NFL regular-season video games are linebacker Karlos Dansby (Woodlawn, Auburn) with 212, defensive finish Hint Armstrong (John Carroll Catholic) and tight finish Ed West (Colbert County, Auburn) with 211 apiece, guard-center Chris Grey (Homewood, Auburn) with 208, tight finish Howard Cross (New Hope, Alabama) and lengthy snapper Josh Harris (Auburn) with 207, outdoors linebacker Cornelius Bennett (Ensley, Alabama) with 206, defensive again Kareem Jackson (Alabama) with 205 and offensive lineman Adam Schreiber (Butler) with 202.
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Mark Inabinett is a sports activities reporter for Alabama Media Group. Observe him on X <\/i>@AMarkG1<\/i><\/a>.<\/i>
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