most passing yards by a running back in a game since 1980

Since 1980, Walter Payton has the most passing yards by a running back in a game, with 77 yards versus the Saints on September 18, 1983.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a running back in a regular-season game since 1980
NAMEYDSDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Walter Payton
W. Payton
77
9/18/1983
@
2
2
100.0
38.5
2
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
2Matt Suhey
M. Suhey
74
12/11/1983
@
1
1
100.0
74.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
3Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
66
12/20/1982
vs
1
1
100.0
66.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
4Andy Johnson
A. Johnson
66
10/4/1981
vs
1
1
100.0
66.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
5Curtis Dickey
C. Dickey
63
9/16/1984
vs
1
1
100.0
63.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
6Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
57
9/29/2002
vs
1
1
100.0
57.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
7Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
57
9/7/1980
@
1
1
100.0
57.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
8Andy Johnson
A. Johnson
56
11/22/1981
@
1
1
100.0
56.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
9Keith Byars
K. Byars
55
9/28/1986
vs
1
1
100.0
55.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
10Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
50
12/17/2018
vs
1
1
100.0
50.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
11Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
50
12/11/1993
vs
1
1
100.0
50.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
12Harry Sydney
H. Sydney
50
11/15/1987
vs
1
1
100.0
50.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
13Walter Payton
W. Payton
50
12/22/1985
@
1
1
100.0
50.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
14James Jones
J. Jones
49
11/4/1984
vs
2
2
100.0
24.5
1
0
158.3
50.0
0.0
0
0
15Marcus Allen
M. Allen
49
10/9/1983
vs
2
2
100.0
24.5
1
0
158.3
50.0
0.0
0
0
16Marcus Allen
M. Allen
47
9/19/1982
@
1
1
100.0
47.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
17Herman Fontenot
H. Fontenot
46
12/21/1986
vs
1
1
100.0
46.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
18Craig Heyward
C. Heyward
44
9/22/1991
vs
1
1
100.0
44.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
19Alfred Anderson
A. Anderson
43
9/16/1984
vs
1
2
50.0
21.5
1
0
135.4
50.0
0.0
0
0
20Marcus Allen
M. Allen
43
12/1/1983
@
1
1
100.0
43.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
21Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
42
10/10/1993
@
1
1
100.0
42.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
22Walter Payton
W. Payton
42
10/21/1984
@
1
1
100.0
42.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
23Antonio Andrews
A. Andrews
41
12/13/2015
@
1
1
100.0
41.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
24Earnest Byner
E. Byner
41
12/13/1992
vs
1
1
100.0
41.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
25Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
40
11/12/1990
@
3
6
50.0
6.7
0
0
71.5
0.0
0.0
1
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