Payton vs Brady
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Brady wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Payton wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Brady leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Seven Super Bowl rings — more than any franchise in the league.
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
Setting the pace at age 24
No verified birth date for Payton — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 24, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | PaytonRetired | BradyRetired · Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
|---|---|---|
| MVP awards | 1 | — |
| Super Bowl titles | 1 | — |
| Career rushing yards | 16,726 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 9 | 15 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 110 | — |
| Rushing titles | 1 | — |
| Super Bowl rings | — | 7 |
| Super Bowl MVP | — | 5 |
| League MVP | — | 3 |
| Passing yards | — | 89,214 |
| Passing touchdowns | — | 649 |
| Dominance w25% | 87 | 98 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 93 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 100 |
| Honours w20% | 85 | 99 |
| Statistics w15% | 91 | 95 |
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