Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 96
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 18 | |
| 1984 | 20 | |
| 1985 | 31 | |
| 1986 | 26 | |
| 1987 | 28 | |
| 1988 | 26 | |
| 1989 | 31 | |
| 1990 | 21 | |
| 1991 | 25 | |
| 1992 | 29 | |
| 1993 | 28 | |
| 1994 | 28 | |
| 1995 | 31 | |
| 1996 | 22 | |
| 1997 | 23 | |
| 1998 | 21 | |
| 1999 | 19 | |
| 2000 | 22 | |
| 2001 | 12 | |
| 2002 | 24 | |
| 2003 | 25 |
Data sources
- NFL
- Pro Football Reference
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Morten Andersen ranks #32 in American Football
Morten Andersen ranks 32nd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1034th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 88, Longevity 96, Honours 82, Statistics 94. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 381 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1982–2007 with 21 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1985, which sets the Peak component at 88. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career points 2544, field goals made 565, pro bowls 7, seasons played 25.
Immediately ahead sits Derrick Henry on 88.0, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Isaac Bruce on 87.8. 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.
Morten Andersen GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Andersen stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1985. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity96/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 25 years of competition and 21 recorded seasons. Scored 96/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Andersen comparisons
Morten Andersen — frequently asked
- Is Morten Andersen the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Morten Andersen ranks 32nd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.8, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Morten Andersen's GOAT Score?
- 87.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 96 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Morten Andersen rank all time?
- 1034th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 32nd within American Football.
- Morten Andersen vs Derrick Henry: who ranks higher?
- Derrick Henry, on 88.0 against Morten Andersen's 87.8 — a margin of 0.2 points.