most rushing yards in a game by bears rookie running backs

Anthony Thomas has the most rushing yards by a rookie Bears running back in a game, with 188 yards versus the Bengals on October 21, 2001.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards in a regular-season game by bears rookie running backs
NAMERUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Anthony Thomas
A. Thomas
188
10/21/2001
@
22
8.5
1
0
0
0
0
2Kyle Monangai
K. Monangai
176
11/2/2025
@
26
6.8
0
22
3
5
7.3
0
3Anthony Thomas
A. Thomas
173
12/16/2001
vs
31
5.6
1
5
1
1
5.0
0
4James Allen
J. Allen
163
12/20/1998
vs
23
7.1
1
11
3
3.7
0
5Anthony Thomas
A. Thomas
160
1/6/2002
vs
33
4.8
1
11
1
1
11.0
0
6Beattie Feathers
B. Feathers
155
10/28/1934
vs
15
10.3
1
7Jordan Howard
J. Howard
153
10/31/2016
vs
26
5.9
1
49
4
4
12.3
0
8Willie Galimore
W. Galimore
153
10/20/1957
vs
24
6.4
3
60
2
30.0
1
9Al Grygo
A. Grygo
144
10/29/1944
vs
13
11.1
1
10Beattie Feathers
B. Feathers
140
9/30/1934
@
18
7.8
1
11Matt Forte
M. Forte
139
11/23/2008
@
21
6.6
2
7
1
2
7.0
0
12David Montgomery
D. Montgomery
135
10/27/2019
vs
27
5.0
1
12
4
5
3.0
0
13Jordan Howard
J. Howard
135
1/1/2017
@
23
5.9
0
0
0
0
0
14Brock Forsey
B. Forsey
134
11/30/2003
vs
27
5.0
1
27
2
2
13.5
0
15Rashaan Salaam
R. Salaam
134
12/17/1995
vs
27
5.0
3
7
1
7.0
0
16Walter Payton
W. Payton
134
12/21/1975
@
25
5.4
1
62
5
12.4
0
17Beattie Feathers
B. Feathers
132
10/7/1934
@
14
9.4
1
18Kyle Monangai
K. Monangai
130
11/28/2025
@
22
5.9
1
0
0
1
0
19Bob Margarita
B. Margarita
129
12/3/1944
@
9
14.3
1
20Anthony Thomas
A. Thomas
127
10/28/2001
vs
27
4.7
1
9
2
3
4.5
0
21Matt Forte
M. Forte
126
11/2/2008
vs
22
5.7
0
5
1
4
5.0
0
22Matt Forte
M. Forte
123
9/7/2008
@
23
5.3
1
18
3
3
6.0
0
23Rashaan Salaam
R. Salaam
122
12/24/1995
vs
30
4.1
0
0
0
0
24Jordan Howard
J. Howard
119
12/24/2016
vs
18
6.6
0
9
1
3
9.0
0
25Chuck Hunsinger
C. Hunsinger
119
11/12/1950
vs
14
8.5
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
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8
0
.529
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8
0
.529
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10/4
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10/11
@
4:25 PM
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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
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0
.824
Bills Bills - w
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5
0
.706
7
10
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AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
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13
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12
5
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8
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14
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AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
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11
6
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.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
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.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
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12
5
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.706
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12
5
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9/13
@
1:00 PM