Brett Favre can pop the champagne. The former Green Bay Packers QB doesn't have to worry about one of his records being broken because the New York Giants announced they are starting Geno Smith instead of Eli Manning on Sunday. And the reason that's significant is Manning has started 210 consecutive games and he was 87 consecutive starts away from Favre's number which is the best in NFL history.

Favre started his streak in 1992 and didn't miss a start until his final season in the NFL (2010) when he was a member of the Minnesota Vikings. Manning started his streak in 2004 when he was a rookie and has played in every game up until this point.

The good news for Manning is he was able to beat out his brother, Peyton who had 208 consecutive starts.

Eli Manning's streak of consecutive starts was the 2nd-longest in NFL history. pic.twitter.com/WXSnxxGwf3 — ESPN (@espn) November 28, 2017

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As for who's the closest to catch Favre now since Eli has been benched, Philip Rivers has started 187 consecutive games and Matt Ryan has started in 126. After that is Matthew Stafford (107) and Russell Wilson (91). So it looks like Favre will be holding on to the record for the very long time.

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