oldest free safety in an nfl game

Darrell Green is the oldest defensive back in a game. He was 42 years and 317 days old against the Cowboys on December 29, 2002.

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NAMEAgeDATETMOPPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Darrell Green
D. Green
42-317
12/29/2002
vs
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2Darrell Green
D. Green
42-310
12/22/2002
vs
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3Darrell Green
D. Green
42-303
12/15/2002
@
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4Darrell Green
D. Green
42-296
12/8/2002
vs
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5Darrell Green
D. Green
42-286
11/28/2002
@
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6Darrell Green
D. Green
42-282
11/24/2002
vs
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7Darrell Green
D. Green
42-275
11/17/2002
@
1
1
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8Darrell Green
D. Green
42-268
11/10/2002
@
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9Darrell Green
D. Green
42-261
11/3/2002
@
2
1
3
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10Darrell Green
D. Green
42-254
10/27/2002
vs
4
0
4
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11Darrell Green
D. Green
42-247
10/20/2002
@
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12Darrell Green
D. Green
42-240
10/13/2002
vs
2
0
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13Darrell Green
D. Green
42-233
10/6/2002
@
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14Darrell Green
D. Green
42-219
9/22/2002
@
4
0
4
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15Darrell Green
D. Green
42-213
9/16/2002
vs
2
0
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16Darrell Green
D. Green
42-205
9/8/2002
vs
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17Darrell Green
D. Green
41-325
1/6/2002
vs
1
1
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18Darrell Green
D. Green
41-318
12/30/2001
@
2
0
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19Darrell Green
D. Green
41-311
12/23/2001
vs
2
0
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20Darrell Green
D. Green
41-304
12/16/2001
vs
1
1
2
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
21Darrell Green
D. Green
41-297
12/9/2001
@
7
0
7
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22Darrell Green
D. Green
41-290
12/2/2001
vs
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23Darrell Green
D. Green
41-283
11/25/2001
@
0
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24Darrell Green
D. Green
41-276
11/18/2001
@
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25Darrell Green
D. Green
41-262
11/4/2001
vs
1
1
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

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