NFL: Who are the best regular season players ever?

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NFL Approximate Value Career Leaders | Pro-Football-Reference.com
1Peyton Manning2711998-20152TM
2Tom Brady2692000-2018nwe
3Drew Brees2562001-20182TM
4Brett Favre+2551991-20104TM
5Jerry Rice+2501985-20043TM
6Fran Tarkenton+2361961-19782TM
7Reggie White+2261985-20003TM
8Bruce Smith+2231985-20032TM
9Ray Lewis+2211996-2012rav
10Dan Marino+2161983-1999mia
11Bruce Matthews+2101983-2001oti
12John Elway+2031983-1998den
13Derrick Brooks+1911995-2008tam
Philip Rivers1912004-2018sdg
15Rod Woodson+1901987-20034TM
16Junior Seau+1871990-20093TM
17Alan Page+1851967-19812TM
Ben Roethlisberger1852004-2018pit
19Julius Peppers1832002-20183TM
20Lawrence Taylor+1821981-1993nyg
21Anthony Munoz+1741980-1992cin
22Steve Young+1711985-19992TM
23Aaron Rodgers1702005-2018gnb
Emmitt Smith+1701990-20042TM
25Carl Eller+1681964-19792TM
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Who are the best regular season players ever? I never realized that Pro Football Reference attempted to quantify this. What do you think of their rankings?
 
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Who are the best regular season players ever? I never realized that Pro Football Reference attempted to quantify this. What do you think of their rankings?

Tarkenton is a good choice. Probably the best QB of the 70s. But regarding the postseason, Vikings couldn't win a Super Bowl. AFC was the better conference of the 70s (Steelers, Raiders, Dolphins). Manning at #1 is fair tho, my opinion.
 

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Tomlinson had the top single season, Faulk had 3 or 4 of the highest scores. The guys on the list are great but most of them also played forever allowing them to compile those numbers

And it looks like the stat wasn't available/used prior to 1960

Jim Brown compiled 122 in the 6 seasons that it it was tabulated, missing out on his first 3 seasons prior to 1960 which would probably be close to another 60 pts.
 
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