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 against 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
CHI CHI
@
NO NO
2
2
100.0
38.5
2
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
2Matt Suhey
M. Suhey
74
12/11/1983
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
1
1
100.0
74.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
3Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
66
12/20/1982
SD SD
vs
CIN CIN
1
1
100.0
66.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
4Andy Johnson
A. Johnson
66
10/4/1981
NE NE
vs
KC KC
1
1
100.0
66.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
5Curtis Dickey
C. Dickey
63
9/16/1984
IND IND
vs
STL STL
1
1
100.0
63.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
6Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
57
9/29/2002
PHI PHI
vs
HOU HOU
1
1
100.0
57.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
7Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
57
9/7/1980
HOU HOU
@
PIT PIT
1
1
100.0
57.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
8Andy Johnson
A. Johnson
56
11/22/1981
NE NE
@
BUF BUF
1
1
100.0
56.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
9Keith Byars
K. Byars
55
9/28/1986
PHI PHI
vs
RAM RAM
1
1
100.0
55.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
10Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
50
12/17/2018
CAR CAR
vs
NO NO
1
1
100.0
50.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
11Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
50
12/11/1993
WAS WAS
vs
NYJ NYJ
1
1
100.0
50.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
12Harry Sydney
H. Sydney
50
11/15/1987
SF SF
vs
NO NO
1
1
100.0
50.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
13Walter Payton
W. Payton
50
12/22/1985
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
1
1
100.0
50.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
14James Jones
J. Jones
49
11/4/1984
DET DET
vs
PHI PHI
2
2
100.0
24.5
1
0
158.3
50.0
0.0
0
0
15Marcus Allen
M. Allen
49
10/9/1983
RAI RAI
vs
KC KC
2
2
100.0
24.5
1
0
158.3
50.0
0.0
0
0
16Marcus Allen
M. Allen
47
9/19/1982
RAI RAI
@
ATL ATL
1
1
100.0
47.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
17Herman Fontenot
H. Fontenot
46
12/21/1986
CLE CLE
vs
SD SD
1
1
100.0
46.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
18Craig Heyward
C. Heyward
44
9/22/1991
NO NO
vs
MIN MIN
1
1
100.0
44.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
19Alfred Anderson
A. Anderson
43
9/16/1984
MIN MIN
vs
ATL ATL
1
2
50.0
21.5
1
0
135.4
50.0
0.0
0
0
20Marcus Allen
M. Allen
43
12/1/1983
RAI RAI
@
SD SD
1
1
100.0
43.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
21Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
42
10/10/1993
NYG NYG
@
WAS WAS
1
1
100.0
42.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
22Walter Payton
W. Payton
42
10/21/1984
CHI CHI
@
TB TB
1
1
100.0
42.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
23Antonio Andrews
A. Andrews
41
12/13/2015
TEN TEN
@
NYJ NYJ
1
1
100.0
41.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
24Earnest Byner
E. Byner
41
12/13/1992
WAS WAS
vs
DAL DAL
1
1
100.0
41.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
25Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
40
11/12/1990
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
3
6
50.0
6.7
0
0
71.5
0.0
0.0
1
3

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Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
Bears Bears
4
3
0
.571
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3
4
0
.429
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
PIT PIT
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
3:00 PM
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16

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30

BAL Ravens

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AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
SF SF
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM