nfl most rushing plus receiving yards season by a bear

Walter Payton has the most rushing yards + receiving yards for the Bears in a season, with 2,121 in 1977.

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	NAME	YDS+YDS	RUSH YDS	REC YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Walter Payton W. Payton	2,121	1,852	269	1977	CHI	14	339	5.5	132.3	14	27		10.0	19.2	2
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	2,052	1,684	368	1984	CHI	16	381	4.4	105.3	11	45		8.2	23.0	0
3	Walter Payton W. Payton	2,034	1,551	483	1985	CHI	16	324	4.8	96.9	9	49		9.9	30.2	2
4	Walter Payton W. Payton	2,028	1,421	607	1983	CHI	16	314	4.5	88.8	6	53		11.5	37.9	2
5	Matt Forte M. Forte	1,933	1,339	594	2013	CHI	16	289	4.6	83.7	9	74	94	8.0	37.1	3
6	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,923	1,610	313	1979	CHI	16	369	4.4	100.6	14	31		10.1	19.6	2
7	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,875	1,395	480	1978	CHI	16	333	4.2	87.2	11	50		9.6	30.0	0
8	Matt Forte M. Forte	1,846	1,038	808	2014	CHI	16	266	3.9	64.9	6	102	130	7.9	50.5	4
9	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,827	1,460	367	1980	CHI	16	317	4.6	91.3	6	46		8.0	22.9	1
10	Matt Forte M. Forte	1,715	1,238	477	2008	CHI	16	316	3.9	77.4	8	63	76	7.6	29.8	4
11	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,715	1,333	382	1986	CHI	16	321	4.2	83.3	8	37		10.3	23.9	3
12	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	1,709	1,275	434	1989	CHI	16	274	4.7	79.7	11	50		8.7	27.1	4
13	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	1,678	1,231	447	1966	CHI	14	229	5.4	87.9	8	34		13.1	31.9	2
14	Matt Forte M. Forte	1,616	1,069	547	2010	CHI	16	237	4.5	66.8	6	51	70	10.7	34.2	3
15	Jordan Howard J. Howard	1,611	1,313	298	2016	CHI	15	252	5.2	87.5	6	29	50	10.3	19.9	1
16	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,601	1,222	379	1981	CHI	16	339	3.6	76.4	6	41		9.2	23.7	2
17	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	1,562	1,078	484	1990	CHI	15	260	4.1	71.9	10	42		11.5	32.3	3
18	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,539	1,390	149	1976	CHI	14	311	4.5	99.3	13	15		9.9	10.6	0
19	Alshon Jeffery A. Jeffery	1,526	105	1,421	2013	CHI	16	16	6.6	6.6	0	89	150	16.0	88.8	7
20	David Montgomery D. Montgomery	1,508	1,070	438	2020	CHI	15	247	4.3	71.3	8	54	68	8.1	29.2	2
21	Brandon Marshall B. Marshall	1,506	-2	1,508	2012	CHI	16	1	-2.0	-0.1	0	118	194	12.8	94.3	11
22	Matt Forte M. Forte	1,487	997	490	2011	CHI	12	203	4.9	83.1	3	52	76	9.4	40.8	1
23	Thomas Jones T. Jones	1,478	1,335	143	2005	CHI	15	314	4.3	89.0	9	26	39	5.5	9.5	0
24	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	1,477	1,106	371	1988	CHI	16	249	4.4	69.1	12	39		9.5	23.2	0
25	Matt Forte M. Forte	1,434	1,094	340	2012	CHI	15	248	4.4	72.9	5	44	60	7.7	22.7	1

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Team Leaders

PASS

712

Williams

RUSH

398

Swift

REC

361

Burden

Team Rankings

PPG

25.0

12th

OPP PPG

19.8

6th

RUSH YDS/G

160.7

1st

PASS YDS/G

246.0

14th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	4	2	.667
Packers	4	2	.667
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
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

Last Game

Bears

4 - 2

Final

Falcons

2 - 4

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

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5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000