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Buoniconti vs Cowher

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BuonicontiWinner
88.5

Buoniconti wins: Honours

Cowher
88.4

Cowher wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Nick Buoniconti
88.5

Buoniconti leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Leader of Miami's No-Name Defense and a two-time Super Bowl champion.

1. Nick Buoniconti
88.5
2. Bill Cowher
88.4

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. 🇺🇸 Nick Buoniconti5 seasons played · career day 1,825316 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Bill Cowher5 seasons played · career day 6,57455 touchdowns
-82.6% vs Buoniconti at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Buoniconti0050107316672
🇺🇸 Cowher000000

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.

MetricBuonicontiRetiredCowherRetired
Super Bowl titles21
All-star selections8
Career interceptions32
Perfect seasons1
Seasons played15
Conference championships2
Division titles8
Career coaching wins161
Playoff appearances10
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8888
Honours w20%9088
Statistics w15%9092

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GOAT Rank · the data
Buoniconti88.5
Cowher88.4
The people
Buoniconti
Cowher

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