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This is a community-based project with the goal of rating the best players in NFL history. In the matchup below, choose the player who you believe was the better player. It is up to you to determine how much weight to give to offense versus defense, peak value versus career value, regular season versus playoffs, etc.

Current Top Ten:
1. Reggie White (2070)
2. Jim Brown (2063)
3. Barry Sanders (2036)
4. Anthony Munoz (2015)
5. Merlin Olsen (2008)
6. Paul Krause (1990)
7. Walter Payton (1977)
8. Marshall Faulk (1977)
9. Bob Lilly (1971)
10. Jerry Rice (1971)

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  Tale of the Tape
  Brown Dickerson
HoF Yes Yes
Pos FB RB
Height 6-2 6-3
Weight 232 220
Yrs 1957-1965 1983-1993
Years 8 10
Career AV 179 109
Games 118 146
Games Started 118 136
Pro Bowls 9 6
MVP Awards 3 0
All-Pro Teams 9 5
First Team All-Pro 8 5
College Syracuse SMU
Teams Browns
Rams
Colts
Raiders
Falcons
Seasonal AV
(Best → Worst)
Rk Brown Dickerson
1 26.0 19.0
2 24.0 17.0
3 23.0 15.0
4 23.0 13.0
5 21.0 10.0
6 18.0 10.0
7 16.0 9.0
8 15.0 6.0
9 13.0 5.0
10 4.0
11 1.0
Total 179.0 109.0
Wt Sum** 148.1 91.1
Jim Brown
  Career Stats
Rushing TD106
Receiving TD20
Touchdowns126
Points Scored756
Rushing Att2,359
Rushing Yds12,312
Long Rush80
Yds/Rushing Att5.2
Rushing Yds/Game104.3
Fumbles57
Eric Dickerson
  Career Stats
Rushing TD90
Receiving TD6
Touchdowns96
Points Scored576
Rushing Att2,996
Rushing Yds13,259
Long Rush85
Yds/Rushing Att4.4
Rushing Yds/Game90.8
Fumbles78