Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 18 | |
| 1993 | 19 | |
| 1994 | 33 | |
| 1995 | 38 | |
| 1996 | 39 | |
| 1997 | 35 | |
| 1998 | 31 | |
| 1999 | 22 | |
| 2000 | 32 | |
| 2001 | 32 | |
| 2002 | 27 | |
| 2003 | 32 | |
| 2004 | 30 | |
| 2005 | 20 | |
| 2006 | 18 | |
| 2007 | 28 | |
| 2008 | 22 | |
| 2009 | 33 | |
| 2010 | 11 |
Data sources
- NFL
- Pro Football Reference
- Olympics.com
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Brett Favre ranks #5 in American Football
Brett Favre ranks 5th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 271st of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 94, Honours 84, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 378 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1991–2010 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1996, which sets the Peak component at 90. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes mvp awards 3, super bowl titles 1, passing yards 71838, touchdown passes 508.
Immediately ahead sits Drew Brees on 88.6, a gap of 0.7 points. Directly behind is Aaron Rodgers on 88.9. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Brett Favre GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Favre stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1996. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 94/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
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Brett Favre — frequently asked
- Is Brett Favre the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Brett Favre ranks 5th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.9, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Brett Favre's GOAT Score?
- 87.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Brett Favre rank all time?
- 271st of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 5th within American Football.
- Brett Favre vs Drew Brees: who ranks higher?
- Drew Brees, on 88.6 against Brett Favre's 87.9 — a margin of 0.7 points.