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Peppers vs Manning

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PeppersWinner
90.9

Peppers wins: Longevity, Statistics

Manning
90.7

Manning wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Julius Peppers
90.9

Peppers leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Fourth on the all-time sack list with 159.5 across seventeen seasons.

1. Julius Peppers
90.9
2. Peyton Manning
90.7

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. 🇺🇸 Julius Peppers5 seasons played · career day 1,825327 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Peyton Manning5 seasons played · career day 1,825138 touchdowns
-57.8% vs Peppers at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Peppers0050108327689
🇺🇸 Manning002652138275

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.

MetricPeppersRetiredManningRetired
Career sacks159
Pro Bowls914
Forced fumbles52
Interceptions11
Seasons played17
MVP awards5
Super Bowl titles2
Passing yards71,940
Touchdown passes539
Super Bowl MVP1
Dominance w25%8890
Peak w20%9293
Longevity w20%9488
Honours w20%8890
Statistics w15%9493

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Peppers90.9
Manning90.7
The people
Peppers
Manning

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