Walter Payton rushed for the most yards in his first 12 seasons, with 16,193 yards.

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Regular season

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Walter Payton W. Payton	16,193	178	3,692	4.4	91.0	106	4,321	459		9.4	24.3	14
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	16,187	185	3,798	4.3	87.5	148	2,923	470	67	6.2	15.8	11
3	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	15,269	153	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
4	Curtis Martin C. Martin	14,101	168	3,518	4.0	83.9	90	3,329	484	409	6.9	19.8	10
5	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	13,684	170	3,174	4.3	80.5	145	4,772	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
6	Derrick Henry D. Henry	13,392	157	2,751	4.9	85.3	129	1,845	196	252	9.4	11.8	5
7	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	13,318	149	2,825	4.7	89.4	106	2,223	272	378	8.2	14.9	6
8	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	13,294	180	3,369	3.9	73.9	82	1,409	196	96	7.2	7.8	3
9	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13,259	146	2,996	4.4	90.8	90	2,137	281		7.6	14.6	6
10	Frank Gore F. Gore	13,065	180	2,965	4.4	72.6	74	3,427	414	607	8.3	19.0	16
11	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12,739	173	2,936	4.3	73.6	77	3,554	398		8.9	20.5	13
12	Jim Brown J. Brown	12,312	118	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	2,499	262		9.5	21.2	20
13	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	12,279	176	2,836	4.3	69.8	100	6,875	767	606	9.0	39.1	36
14	Edgerrin James E. James	12,246	148	3,028	4.0	82.7	80	3,364	433	584	7.8	22.7	11
15	Franco Harris F. Harris	11,950	165	2,881	4.1	72.4	91	2,284	306		7.5	13.8	9
16	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	11,938	173	2,849	4.2	69.0	65	4,341	456	5	9.5	25.1	22
17	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	11,540	146	2,491	4.6	79.0	66	2,378	288	345	8.3	16.3	8
18	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	11,438	160	2,764	4.1	71.5	69	3,683	461	627	8.0	23.0	9
19	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	11,241	150	2,618	4.3	74.9	82	1,913	244	278	7.8	12.8	7
20	O.J. Simpson	11,236	135	2,404	4.7	83.2	61	2,142	203		10.6	15.9	14
21	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	11,102	170	2,457	4.5	65.3	73	3,898	518	665	7.5	22.9	16
22	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	10,967	181	2,669	4.1	60.6	49	4,339	510	594	8.5	24.0	15
23	Ricky Watters R. Watters	10,643	144	2,622	4.1	73.9	78	4,248	467	176	9.1	29.5	13
24	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	10,607	131	2,542	4.2	81.0	58	1,879	221	298	8.5	14.3	4
25	Thomas Jones T. Jones	10,591	180	2,678	4.0	58.8	68	2,023	308	410	6.6	11.2	3

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PASS

407

Williams

RUSH

324

Monangai

REC

233

Odunze

Team Rankings

PPG

28.0

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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

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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

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1 - 3

Final

Bears

3 - 1

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

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494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

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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

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

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kittle

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52

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
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	0	4	0	.000
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