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Dent vs Montana

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DentWinner
88.9

Dent wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

Montana
88.7

Montana wins: Dominance, Honours

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Time range

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Richard Dent
88.9

Dent leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Super Bowl XX MVP with 137.5 career sacks.

1. Richard Dent
88.9
2. Joe Montana
88.7

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. 🇺🇸 Richard Dent5 seasons played · career day 1,825386 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Joe Montana5 seasons played · career day 2,191105 touchdowns
-72.8% vs Dent at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Dent0050116386701
🇺🇸 Montana0001577171

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.

MetricDentRetiredMontanaRetired
Career sacks137
Super Bowl titles24
Super Bowl MVP awards1
Pro Bowls48
Forced fumbles37
Super Bowl MVP3
MVP awards2
Passing yards40,551
Touchdown passes273
Dominance w25%8689
Peak w20%9493
Longevity w20%8682
Honours w20%8891
Statistics w15%9288

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Dent88.9
Montana88.7
The people
Dent
Montana

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