most scrimmage yards by a bears running back in a single game

Walter Payton has gained the most scrimmage yards by a Bears running back in a game, with 281 yards versus the Vikings on November 20, 1977.

Interpreted as:
most scrimmage yards by a bears running back in a single regular-season game
NAMEYDSDATETMOPPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Walter Payton
W. Payton
281
11/20/1977
vs
275
40
6.9
1
6
1
6.0
0
2Walter Payton
W. Payton
244
11/24/1977
@
137
20
6.9
1
107
4
26.8
1
3Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
237
11/27/1966
vs
172
19
9.1
0
65
5
13.0
0
4Matt Forte
M. Forte
228
10/2/2011
vs
205
25
8.2
1
23
4
5
5.8
0
5Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
223
12/18/1966
vs
197
17
11.6
1
26
1
26.0
0
6Walter Payton
W. Payton
221
11/13/1977
vs
192
33
5.8
3
29
1
29.0
0
7Walter Payton
W. Payton
213
12/5/1976
@
183
27
6.8
0
30
2
15.0
0
8Willie Galimore
W. Galimore
213
10/20/1957
vs
153
24
6.4
3
60
2
30.0
1
9Walter Payton
W. Payton
210
10/30/1977
@
205
23
8.9
2
5
1
5.0
0
10Rick Casares
R. Casares
210
12/16/1956
vs
190
17
11.2
1
20
1
20.0
0
11Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
209
12/17/1989
vs
119
12
9.9
0
90
6
15.0
2
12Walter Payton
W. Payton
209
9/14/1980
vs
183
18
10.2
1
26
3
8.7
0
13Walter Payton
W. Payton
208
11/9/1986
@
139
20
7.0
0
69
3
23.0
0
14Walter Payton
W. Payton
208
10/29/1978
vs
89
18
4.9
0
119
7
17.0
0
15Walter Payton
W. Payton
206
11/3/1985
@
192
28
6.9
1
14
3
4.7
0
16Walter Payton
W. Payton
206
12/26/1982
@
104
20
5.2
1
102
5
20.4
0
17Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
205
11/3/1968
@
205
24
8.5
0
0
0
0
18Jordan Howard
J. Howard
202
10/31/2016
vs
153
26
5.9
1
49
4
4
12.3
0
19Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
202
12/12/1965
vs
113
9
12.6
4
89
2
44.5
1
20Matt Forte
M. Forte
201
9/12/2010
vs
50
17
2.9
0
151
7
7
21.6
2
21Billy Stone
B. Stone
201
11/23/1952
vs
53
7
7.6
0
148
4
37.0
2
22Walter Payton
W. Payton
200
12/16/1979
vs
157
33
4.8
3
43
3
14.3
0
23Walter Payton
W. Payton
199
9/4/1983
vs
103
20
5.2
0
96
8
12.0
0
24Kyle Monangai
K. Monangai
198
11/2/2025
@
176
26
6.8
0
22
3
5
7.3
0
25Walter Payton
W. Payton
196
9/9/1979
vs
182
23
7.9
2
14
3
4.7
0

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1,087

Swift

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REC

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25.9

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OPP PPG

24.4

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144.5

3rd

PASS YDS/G

234.8

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20

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