oldest player to play in a playoff game nfl

George Blanda is the oldest in a playoff game. He was 48 years and 109 days old in the 1975 AFC Championship game against the Steelers on January 4, 1976.

	NAME	Age	DATE	ROUND	TM		OPP	YDS	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC TD	KR YDS	KR TD	PR YDS	PR TD
1	George Blanda G. Blanda	48-109	1/4/1976	AFC Championship	OAK	@	PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	George Blanda G. Blanda	48-102	12/28/1975	AFC Divisional	OAK	vs	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	George Blanda G. Blanda	47-103	12/29/1974	AFC Championship	OAK	vs	PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	George Blanda G. Blanda	47-095	12/21/1974	AFC Divisional	OAK	vs	MIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	George Blanda G. Blanda	46-104	12/30/1973	AFC Championship	OAK	@	MIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	George Blanda G. Blanda	46-096	12/22/1973	AFC Divisional	OAK	vs	PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Adam Vinatieri A. Vinatieri	46-015	1/12/2019	AFC Divisional	IND	@	KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Adam Vinatieri A. Vinatieri	46-008	1/5/2019	AFC Wild Card	IND	@	HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Tom Brady T. Brady	45-166	1/16/2023	NFC Wild Card	TB	vs	DAL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	George Blanda G. Blanda	45-097	12/23/1972	AFC Divisional	OAK	@	PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	John Carney J. Carney	44-266	1/11/2009	NFC Divisional	NYG	vs	PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Gary Anderson G. Anderson	44-178	1/10/2004	AFC Divisional	TEN	@	NE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Tom Brady T. Brady	44-173	1/23/2022	NFC Divisional	TB	vs	LAR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Gary Anderson G. Anderson	44-171	1/3/2004	AFC Wild Card	TEN	@	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Tom Brady T. Brady	44-166	1/16/2022	NFC Wild Card	TB	vs	PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Morten Andersen M. Andersen	44-150	1/16/2005	NFC Divisional	MIN	@	PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Morten Andersen M. Andersen	44-143	1/9/2005	NFC Wild Card	MIN	@	GB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Lou Groza L. Groza	43-333	12/24/1967	NFL Divisional	CLE	@	DAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Matt Turk M. Turk	43-213	1/15/2012	AFC Divisional	HOU	@	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Matt Turk M. Turk	43-205	1/7/2012	AFC Wild Card	HOU	vs	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Tom Brady T. Brady	43-188	2/7/2021	Super Bowl	TB	vs	KC	-17	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Tom Brady T. Brady	43-174	1/24/2021	NFC Championship	TB	@	GB	-1	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Tom Brady T. Brady	43-167	1/17/2021	NFC Divisional	TB	@	NO	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Tom Brady T. Brady	43-159	1/9/2021	NFC Wild Card	TB	@	WAS	-2	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Morten Andersen M. Andersen	43-145	1/11/2004	AFC Divisional	KC	vs	IND	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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