From 1976 through 1984, Walter Payton had the most rushing yards by a running back, with 12,630 yards.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	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	12,630	133	2,851	4.4	95.0	82	3,243	340	9.5	24.4	9
2	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	9,525	116	2,136	4.5	82.1	59	2,539	292	8.7	21.9	8
3	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	8,764	99	2,029	4.3	88.5	73	718	115	6.2	7.3	0
4	Franco Harris F. Harris	8,115	121	2,103	3.9	67.1	63	1,624	225	7.2	13.4	6
5	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	7,364	86	1,690	4.4	85.6	40	2,179	266	8.2	25.3	5
6	John Riggins J. Riggins	6,795	102	1,812	3.8	66.6	71	910	115	7.9	8.9	6
7	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	6,702	110	1,561	4.3	60.9	71	2,323	263	8.8	21.1	3
8	Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt	6,540	124	1,593	4.1	52.7	47	1,761	255	6.9	14.2	5
9	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	6,538	100	1,465	4.5	65.4	45	2,447	266	9.2	24.5	12
10	Mark van Eeghen M. van Eeghen	5,915	108	1,488	4.0	54.8	35	1,508	158	9.5	14.0	3
11	William Andrews W. Andrews	5,772	72	1,263	4.6	80.2	29	2,612	272	9.6	36.3	11
12	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	5,626	110	1,489	3.8	51.1	76	1,334	175	7.6	12.1	6
13	Wendell Tyler W. Tyler	5,384	90	1,142	4.7	59.8	44	1,662	182	9.1	18.5	14
14	Billy Sims B. Sims	5,106	60	1,131	4.5	85.1	42	2,072	186	11.1	34.5	5
15	Delvin Williams D. Williams	4,766	73	1,159	4.1	65.3	27	1,036	117	8.9	14.2	5
16	Joe Washington J. Washington	4,629	103	1,143	4.0	44.9	11	3,085	358	8.6	30.0	17
17	Dexter Bussey D. Bussey	4,387	126	1,037	4.2	34.8	16	1,417	175	8.1	11.2	3
18	George Rogers G. Rogers	4,267	51	995	4.3	83.7	23	292	44	6.6	5.7	0
19	Rob Carpenter R. Carpenter	4,159	98	1,110	3.7	42.4	29	1,545	195	7.9	15.8	5
20	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	4,046	54	960	4.2	74.9	20	1,641	162	10.1	30.4	15
21	Ted Brown T. Brown	3,959	77	961	4.1	51.4	29	2,427	294	8.3	31.5	10
22	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	3,913	32	769	5.1	122.3	32	543	72	7.5	17.0	2
23	Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath	3,750	126	976	3.8	29.8	34	3,223	401	8.0	25.6	8
24	Greg Pruitt G. Pruitt	3,696	117	792	4.7	31.6	12	2,386	254	9.4	20.4	15
25	Sherman Smith S. Smith	3,520	95	834	4.2	37.1	28	2,393	217	11.0	25.2	10

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,020

Williams

RUSH

476

Swift

REC

491

Burden

Team Rankings

PPG

25.7

7th

OPP PPG

20.4

9th

RUSH YDS/G

154.3

1st

PASS YDS/G

254.9

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Lions	4	2	.667
Packers	4	3	.571

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 12/6	JAX	@	CHI	1:00 PM

Last Game

Patriots

4 - 3

Final

Bears

5 - 2

Thu 22 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

636

Olave

616

London

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Taylor

8

Allen

8

McCaffrey

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

26.5

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

95.5

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-4-1

2-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000