Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 14 | |
| 1953 | 10 | |
| 1954 | 3 | |
| 1955 | 6 | |
| 1956 | 2 | |
| 1957 | 5 | |
| 1958 | 3 | |
| 1959 | 4 | |
| 1960 | 5 | |
| 1961 | 6 | |
| 1962 | 4 | |
| 1963 | 3 | |
| 1964 | 2 | |
| 1965 | 1 |
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 Night Train Lane ranks #25 in American Football
Night Train Lane ranks 25th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1002nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 96, Longevity 82, Honours 86, Statistics 92. 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 1952–1965 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1952, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak 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 interceptions 68, rookie season interceptions 14, pro bowls 7, first-team all-pro selections 3.
Immediately ahead sits Marcus Allen on 88.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Jim Brown on 87.9. 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.
Night Train Lane GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Lane stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1952. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Lane comparisons
Night Train Lane — frequently asked
- Is Night Train Lane the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Night Train Lane ranks 25th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.1, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Night Train Lane's GOAT Score?
- 88.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Night Train Lane rank all time?
- 1002nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 25th within American Football.
- Night Train Lane vs Marcus Allen: who ranks higher?
- Night Train Lane, on 88.1 against Marcus Allen's 88.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.