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Kuechly vs Peterson

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PetersonWinner
85.5

Peterson wins: Longevity

Kuechly
85.4

Kuechly wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Adrian Peterson
85.5

Peterson leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. 2,097 rushing yards in 2012, nine months after a knee reconstruction.

1. Adrian Peterson
85.5
2. Luke Kuechly
85.4

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. 🇺🇸 Adrian Peterson5 seasons played · career day 1,8256,752 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Luke Kuechly5 seasons played · career day 1,826697 touchdowns
-89.7% vs Peterson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Kuechly001643205911,096
🇺🇸 Peterson001,3413,1016,75211,675

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.

MetricKuechlyRetiredPetersonRetired
Defensive Player of the Year awards1
Pro Bowls77
First-team All-Pro selections5
Career tackles1,092
Career interceptions18
MVP awards1
Rushing yards14,918
Rushing titles3
Offensive Player of the Year1
Rushing touchdowns120
Dominance w25%8882
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%6884
Honours w20%8680
Statistics w15%9292

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GOAT Rank · the data
Peterson85.5
Kuechly85.4
The people
Kuechly
Peterson

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