most yards in a game by walter payton

Walter Payton had his most rushing yards in a game against the Vikings on November 20, 1977, with 275 yards.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards: player game data may be incomplete before 1960
NAMERUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Walter Payton
W. Payton
275
11/20/1977
vs
40
6.9
1
6
1
6.0
0
2Walter Payton
W. Payton
205
10/30/1977
@
23
8.9
2
5
1
5.0
0
3Walter Payton
W. Payton
192
11/3/1985
@
28
6.9
1
14
3
4.7
0
4Walter Payton
W. Payton
192
11/13/1977
vs
33
5.8
3
29
1
29.0
0
5Walter Payton
W. Payton
183
9/14/1980
vs
18
10.2
1
26
3
8.7
0
6Walter Payton
W. Payton
183
12/5/1976
@
27
6.8
0
30
2
15.0
0
7Walter Payton
W. Payton
182
9/9/1979
vs
23
7.9
2
14
3
4.7
0
8Walter Payton
W. Payton
179
9/9/1984
vs
20
9.0
1
7
2
3.5
0
9Walter Payton
W. Payton
179
11/26/1981
@
38
4.7
0
4
2
2.0
0
10Walter Payton
W. Payton
177
9/14/1986
vs
34
5.2
1
-2
1
-2.0
0
11Walter Payton
W. Payton
175
12/9/1984
vs
35
5.0
1
0
0
0
12Walter Payton
W. Payton
163
12/11/1977
vs
32
5.1
2
0
0
0
13Walter Payton
W. Payton
162
10/28/1979
@
23
7.0
3
9
1
9.0
0
14Walter Payton
W. Payton
161
9/18/1983
@
28
5.8
1
27
2
13.5
0
15Walter Payton
W. Payton
160
9/18/1977
vs
23
7.0
2
2
1
2.0
0
16Walter Payton
W. Payton
157
12/16/1979
vs
33
4.8
3
43
3
14.3
0
17Walter Payton
W. Payton
157
10/16/1978
@
22
7.1
0
37
6
6.2
0
18Walter Payton
W. Payton
155
9/30/1984
vs
25
6.2
1
16
2
8.0
0
19Walter Payton
W. Payton
155
10/7/1979
@
39
4.0
1
9
2
4.5
0
20Walter Payton
W. Payton
154
10/7/1984
vs
32
4.8
1
11
2
5.5
0
21Walter Payton
W. Payton
148
12/18/1983
vs
30
4.9
0
26
3
8.7
0
22Walter Payton
W. Payton
148
9/19/1976
@
28
5.3
2
13
3
4.3
0
23Walter Payton
W. Payton
145
10/17/1976
@
27
5.4
1
0
0
0
24Walter Payton
W. Payton
141
10/10/1976
@
19
7.4
2
42
4
10.5
0
25Walter Payton
W. Payton
140
10/2/1977
vs
19
7.4
2
53
4
13.3
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