Rice vs Matthews
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Rice wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Matthews wins: Longevity
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Category radar
Verdict
Rice leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
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
Setting the pace at age 23
No verified birth date for Matthews — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 23, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | RiceRetired | MatthewsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl rings | 3 | — |
| Super Bowl MVP | 1 | — |
| Receiving yards | 22,895 | — |
| Receiving touchdowns | 197 | — |
| Receptions | 1,549 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 13 | 14 |
| Games played | — | 296 |
| Seasons played | — | 19 |
| All-Pro selections | — | 7 |
| Line positions started | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 96 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 96 | 98 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 99 | 96 |
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