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Dawkins vs Bednarik

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DawkinsWinner
88.9

Dawkins wins: Longevity, Statistics

Bednarik
88.9

Bednarik wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Brian Dawkins
88.9

Dawkins leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Nine-time Pro Bowl safety and the emotional heart of the Eagles' defence.

1. Brian Dawkins
88.9
2. Chuck Bednarik
88.9

Category breakdown

Season form · Touchdowns per season

Career timeline · Touchdowns per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Touchdowns per season
1. 🇺🇸 Chuck Bednarik5 seasons played · career day 1,825335 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Brian Dawkins5 seasons played · career day 1,826288 touchdowns
-14.0% vs Bednarik at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Dawkins004596218631
🇺🇸 Bednarik0055116335698

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.

MetricDawkinsRetiredBednarikRetired
Pro Bowls98
Interceptions37
Career sacks26
Forced fumbles36
Seasons played1614
NFL titles2
First-team All-Pro selections6
Games played169
Dominance w25%8688
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%9088
Honours w20%8688
Statistics w15%9286

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GOAT Rank · the data
Dawkins88.9
Bednarik88.9
The people
Dawkins
Bednarik

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