Walter Payton has rushed for the most career yards for the Bears by a running back, with 16,726 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Walter Payton W. Payton	16,726	190	3,838	4.4	88.0	110	4,538	492		9.2	23.9	15
2	Matt Forte M. Forte	8,602	120	2,035	4.2	71.7	45	4,116	487	636	8.5	34.3	19
3	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	6,166	116	1,515	4.1	53.2	51	2,763	302		9.1	23.8	20
4	Rick Casares R. Casares	5,657	121	1,386	4.1	46.8	49	1,538	182		8.5	12.7	10
5	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	4,956	68	991	5.0	72.9	39	1,307	112		11.7	19.2	9
6	David Montgomery D. Montgomery	3,609	60	915	3.9	60.2	26	1,240	155	194	8.0	20.7	4
7	Thomas Jones T. Jones	3,493	45	850	4.1	77.6	22	724	118	158	6.1	16.1	0
8	Jordan Howard J. Howard	3,370	47	778	4.3	71.7	24	568	72	109	7.9	12.1	1
9	Anthony Thomas A. Thomas	3,332	51	858	3.9	65.3	21	509	72	108	7.1	10.0	0
10	Roland Harper R. Harper	3,044	89	757	4.0	34.2	15	1,013	128		7.9	11.4	3
11	Willie Galimore W. Galimore	2,985	82	670	4.5	36.4	26	1,201	87		13.8	14.6	10
12	Matt Suhey M. Suhey	2,946	148	828	3.6	19.9	20	2,113	260		8.1	14.3	5
13	Ronnie Bull R. Bull	2,871	110	787	3.6	26.1	9	1,404	163		8.6	12.8	4
14	Bronko Nagurski B. Nagurski	2,694	66	617	4.4	40.8	17	134	11		12.2	2.0	0
15	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	2,444	39	570	4.3	62.7	21	825	94	122	8.8	21.2	1
16	Ray Nolting R. Nolting	2,285	82	508	4.5	27.9	10	508	30		16.9	6.2	3
17	Raymont Harris R. Harris	2,245	42	592	3.8	53.5	15	651	100		6.5	15.5	1
18	Brad Muster B. Muster	2,014	75	455	4.4	26.9	20	1,623	169		9.6	21.6	7
19	James Allen J. Allen	1,978	50	515	3.8	39.6	4	662	86	113	7.7	13.2	3
20	Gary Famiglietti G. Famiglietti	1,927	77	505	3.8	25.0	20	170	11		15.5	2.2	1
21	George Gulyanics G. Gulyanics	1,869	49	474	3.9	38.1	15	578	49		11.8	11.8	2
22	Beattie Feathers B. Feathers	1,846	42	338	5.5	44.0	14	197	11		17.9	4.7	1
23	Khalil Herbert K. Herbert	1,791	48	372	4.8	37.3	9	291	45	61	6.5	6.1	2
24	Bill Osmanski B. Osmanski	1,753	46	368	4.8	38.1	20	170	12		14.2	3.7	1
25	Rashaan Salaam R. Salaam	1,682	31	470	3.6	54.3	13	120	16		7.5	3.9	1

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PASS

712

Williams

RUSH

398

Swift

REC

361

Burden

Team Rankings

PPG

25.0

12th

OPP PPG

19.8

6th

RUSH YDS/G

160.7

1st

PASS YDS/G

246.0

14th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	4	2	.667
Packers	4	2	.667
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Bears

4 - 2

Final

Falcons

2 - 4

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

13

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.6

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

54.2

Bowers

54.1

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

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5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000