bears team single game rushing leaders record

Walter Payton has rushed for the most yards for the Bears in a game, with 275 yards against the Vikings on November 20, 1977.

Interpreted as:
bears team single regular-season game rushing leaders record
NAMERUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Walter Payton
W. Payton
275
11/20/1977
CHI CHI
vs
MIN MIN
40
6.9
1
6
1
6.0
0
2Matt Forte
M. Forte
205
10/2/2011
CHI CHI
vs
CAR CAR
25
8.2
1
23
4
5
5.8
0
3Walter Payton
W. Payton
205
10/30/1977
CHI CHI
@
GB GB
23
8.9
2
5
1
5.0
0
4Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
205
11/3/1968
CHI CHI
@
GB GB
24
8.5
0
0
0
0
5Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
197
12/18/1966
CHI CHI
vs
MIN MIN
17
11.6
1
26
1
26.0
0
6Walter Payton
W. Payton
192
11/3/1985
CHI CHI
@
GB GB
28
6.9
1
14
3
4.7
0
7Walter Payton
W. Payton
192
11/13/1977
CHI CHI
vs
KC KC
33
5.8
3
29
1
29.0
0
8Rick Casares
R. Casares
190
12/16/1956
CHB CHB
vs
DET DET
17
11.2
1
20
1
20.0
0
9Anthony Thomas
A. Thomas
188
10/21/2001
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
22
8.5
1
0
0
0
0
10Walter Payton
W. Payton
183
9/14/1980
CHI CHI
vs
NO NO
18
10.2
1
26
3
8.7
0
11Walter Payton
W. Payton
183
12/5/1976
CHI CHI
@
SEA SEA
27
6.8
0
30
2
15.0
0
12Walter Payton
W. Payton
182
9/9/1979
CHI CHI
vs
MIN MIN
23
7.9
2
14
3
4.7
0
13Willie Galimore
W. Galimore
181
9/16/1962
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
22
8.2
2
7
1
7.0
0
14Walter Payton
W. Payton
179
9/9/1984
CHI CHI
vs
DEN DEN
20
9.0
1
7
2
3.5
0
15Walter Payton
W. Payton
179
11/26/1981
CHI CHI
@
DAL DAL
38
4.7
0
4
2
2.0
0
16Justin Fields
J. Fields
178
11/6/2022
CHI CHI
vs
MIA MIA
15
11.9
1
0
0
0
0
17Walter Payton
W. Payton
177
9/14/1986
CHI CHI
vs
PHI PHI
34
5.2
1
-2
1
-2.0
0
18Kyle Monangai
K. Monangai
176
11/2/2025
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
26
6.8
0
22
3
5
7.3
0
19Walter Payton
W. Payton
175
12/9/1984
CHI CHI
vs
GB GB
35
5.0
1
0
0
0
20Anthony Thomas
A. Thomas
173
12/16/2001
CHI CHI
vs
TB TB
31
5.6
1
5
1
1
5.0
0
21Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
172
11/27/1966
CHI CHI
vs
ATL ATL
19
9.1
0
65
5
13.0
0
22Jordan Howard
J. Howard
167
10/15/2017
CHI CHI
@
BAL BAL
36
4.6
0
9
1
1
9.0
0
23Matt Forte
M. Forte
166
10/10/2010
CHI CHI
@
CAR CAR
22
7.5
2
22
2
2
11.0
0
24James Allen
J. Allen
163
12/20/1998
CHI CHI
vs
BAL BAL
23
7.1
1
11
3
3.7
0
25Walter Payton
W. Payton
163
12/11/1977
CHI CHI
vs
GB GB
32
5.1
2
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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PPG

25.7

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OPP PPG

25.8

25th

RUSH YDS/G

152.6

2nd

PASS YDS/G

227.5

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
Lions Lions
8
5
0
.615
Vikings Vikings
5
8
0
.385
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
8:20 PM
Sun
12/28
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
8:20 PM
Sun
1/4
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bears

9 - 4

21

Final

28

GB Packers

9 - 3 - 1

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
8
4
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
NYG NYG
@
WAS WAS
6-21
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/8
PHI PHI
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM