Who is better, Flacco or Jackson?
Lamar Jackson leads with a GOAT score of 61.7 against 60.8 for Joe Flacco — a gap of 0.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Flacco vs Jackson
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JacksonWinner
61.7Jackson wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Flacco
60.8Flacco wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Lamar Jackson
61.7
Jackson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Lamar Jackson
2. Joe Flacco
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 season1. 🏳️ Joe Flacco5 seasons played · career day 1,82618,098 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Lamar Jackson5 seasons played · career day 1,82516,646 touchdowns
-8.0% vs Flacco at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Flacco | 0 | 0 | 3,194 | 6,863 | 14,259 | 33,386 |
| 🏳️ Jackson | 0 | 0 | 1,896 | 6,229 | 16,646 | 29,130 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FlaccoActive · Cincinnati Bengals | JacksonActive · Baltimore Ravens |
|---|---|---|
| NFL games | 209 | 116 |
| NFL yards | 51,647 | 29,130 |
| NFL award: NFL Comeback Player of the Year | 1 | — |
| NFL award: Super Bowl MVP | 1 | — |
| Number | 16 | — |
| NFL award: NFL MVP | — | 2 |
| NFL award: Heisman Trophy | — | 1 |
| NFL award: Maxwell Award | — | 1 |
| NFL award: Walter Camp Award | — | 1 |
| Heisman Trophy | — | 1 |
| Maxwell Award | — | 1 |
| Walter Camp Award | — | 1 |
| The Sporting News College Football Player of the Year | — | 1 |
| ACC Athlete of the Year | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 53.1 | 62.1 |
| Peak w20% | 74.2 | 74.3 |
| Longevity w20% | 75 | 50.6 |
| Honours w20% | 32 | 50 |
| Statistics w15% | 74.9 | 74.5 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Jackson61.7
Flacco60.8
FAQ
Where does Flacco beat Jackson?
Flacco scores higher on statistics, longevity. Jackson leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Flacco vs Jackson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Flacco: 60.8, Jackson: 61.7.
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