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Brady vs Rice
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Showing full careers. Pick a window to re-score dominance, peak, longevity and honours for that period only.
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Tom Brady
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Brady leads on 3 of 5 weighted categories. Seven Super Bowl rings — more than any franchise in the league.
1. Tom Brady
2. Jerry Rice
Category breakdown
Season form · Touchdowns per season
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Touchdowns per season1. 🇺🇸 Tom Brady5 seasons played123 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jerry Rice5 seasons played66 touchdowns
-46.3% vs Brady at the same stage
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | BradyRetired · Tampa Bay Buccaneers | RiceRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl rings | 7 | 3 |
| Super Bowl MVP | 5 | 1 |
| League MVP | 3 | — |
| Passing yards | 89,214 | — |
| Passing touchdowns | 649 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 15 | 13 |
| Receiving yards | — | 22,895 |
| Receiving touchdowns | — | 197 |
| Receptions | — | 1,549 |
| Dominance w25% | 98 | 96 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 100 | 96 |
| Honours w20% | 99 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 95 | 99 |