Before 1996, Walter Payton rushed for the most yards, with 16,726 yards.

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Regular season

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	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	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13,259	146	2,996	4.4	90.8	90	2,137	281	7.6	14.6	6
3	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12,739	173	2,936	4.3	73.6	77	3,554	398	8.9	20.5	13
4	Jim Brown J. Brown	12,312	118	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	2,499	262	9.5	21.2	20
5	Franco Harris F. Harris	12,120	173	2,949	4.1	70.1	91	2,287	307	7.4	13.2	9
6	John Riggins J. Riggins	11,352	175	2,916	3.9	64.9	104	2,090	250	8.4	11.9	12
7	O.J. Simpson	11,236	135	2,404	4.7	83.2	61	2,142	203	10.6	15.9	14
8	Marcus Allen M. Allen	10,908	190	2,692	4.1	57.4	103	5,055	549	9.2	26.6	21
9	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	10,273	182	2,562	4.0	56.4	81	3,062	376	8.1	16.8	5
10	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	10,172	105	2,077	4.9	96.9	73	2,180	258	8.4	20.8	7
11	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	9,729	123	2,285	4.3	79.1	54	3,622	371	9.8	29.4	20
12	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	9,407	115	2,187	4.3	81.8	74	806	121	6.7	7.0	0
13	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	8,956	93	2,007	4.5	96.3	96	1,951	301	6.5	21.0	4
14	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	8,597	129	1,941	4.4	66.6	83	1,756	225	7.8	13.6	10
15	Joe Perry J. Perry	8,378	156	1,737	4.8	53.7	53	1,796	241	7.5	11.5	8
16	Roger Craig R. Craig	8,189	165	1,991	4.1	49.6	56	4,911	566	8.7	29.8	17
17	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	8,188	129	1,989	4.1	63.5	69	1,516	201	7.5	11.8	0
18	Herschel Walker H. Walker	8,122	155	1,938	4.2	52.4	60	4,621	491	9.4	29.8	19
19	Larry Csonka L. Csonka	8,081	146	1,891	4.3	55.3	64	820	106	7.7	5.6	4
20	Freeman McNeil F. McNeil	8,074	144	1,798	4.5	56.1	38	2,961	295	10.0	20.6	12
21	James Brooks J. Brooks	7,962	162	1,685	4.7	49.1	49	3,621	383	9.5	22.4	30
22	Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt	7,378	152	1,844	4.0	48.5	51	1,860	270	6.9	12.2	5
23	Earnest Byner E. Byner	7,314	179	1,852	3.9	40.9	52	4,207	461	9.1	23.5	14
24	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	7,274	136	1,727	4.2	53.5	74	2,281	190	12.0	16.8	13
25	George Rogers G. Rogers	7,176	92	1,692	4.2	78.0	54	368	55	6.7	4.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

407

Williams

RUSH

324

Monangai

REC

233

Odunze

Team Rankings

PPG

28.0

8th

OPP PPG

16.3

4th

RUSH YDS/G

196.3

1st

PASS YDS/G

244.0

16th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	CHI	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM

Last Game

Jets

1 - 3

Final

Bears

3 - 1

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000