chicago bears single season passing and rushing touchdown leader

Walter Payton had 54 passing yards for the Bears in 1979.

NAMEYDSRUSH TDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GPASS TDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Walter Payton
W. Payton
54
14
1979
16
1
1
100.0
54.0
3.4
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
2Walter Payton
W. Payton
0
14
1977
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
3Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
53
14
1965
14
2
3
66.7
17.7
3.8
1
1
109.7
33.3
33.3
4Walter Payton
W. Payton
0
13
1976
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
5Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
0
12
1988
16
0
1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
6Rick Casares
R. Casares
0
12
1956
12
0
3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
1
0.0
0.0
33.3
7Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
0
11
1989
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
8Walter Payton
W. Payton
47
11
1984
16
3
8
37.5
5.9
2.9
2
1
57.8
25.0
12.5
0
0
9Walter Payton
W. Payton
0
11
1978
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
10Johnny Lujack
J. Lujack
1,731
11
1950
12
121
254
47.6
6.8
144.3
4
21
41.0
1.6
8.3
11Raymont Harris
R. Harris
0
10
1997
13
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
12Rashaan Salaam
R. Salaam
0
10
1995
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
13Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
0
10
1990
15
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
14Rick Casares
R. Casares
0
10
1959
12
0
1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
1
0.0
0.0
100.0
15D'Andre Swift
D. Swift
0
9
2025
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
16Jordan Howard
J. Howard
0
9
2018
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
17Jordan Howard
J. Howard
0
9
2017
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
18Matt Forte
M. Forte
0
9
2013
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
19Thomas Jones
T. Jones
0
9
2005
15
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
20Walter Payton
W. Payton
96
9
1985
16
3
5
60.0
19.2
6.0
1
0
143.8
20.0
0.0
0
0
21Justin Fields
J. Fields
2,242
8
2022
15
192
318
60.4
7.1
149.5
17
11
85.2
5.3
3.5
55
359
22David Montgomery
D. Montgomery
0
8
2020
15
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
23Matt Forte
M. Forte
0
8
2008
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
24Walter Payton
W. Payton
0
8
1986
16
0
4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
1
0.0
0.0
25.0
0
0
25Vince Evans
V. Evans
2,039
8
1980
13
148
278
53.2
7.3
156.8
11
16
66.2
4.0
5.8
26
205
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.647
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.559
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