Walter Payton played 13 seasons for the Bears. He had 3,838 carries for 16,726 yards, 492 catches for 4,538 yards and scored 125 touchdowns. He was selected to play in 9 Pro Bowls. He won 1 Offensive Player of the Year award, 1 MVP award, the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award and 1 championship. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1993.
| NAME | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | W. Payton | 1975 | 13 | 679 | 196 | 3.5 | 52.2 | 7 | 213 | 33 | 6.5 | 16.4 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | W. Payton | 1976 | 14 | 1,390 | 311 | 4.5 | 99.3 | 13 | 149 | 15 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | W. Payton | 1977 | 14 | 1,852 | 339 | 5.5 | 132.3 | 14 | 269 | 27 | 10.0 | 19.2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | | W. Payton | 1978 | 16 | 1,395 | 333 | 4.2 | 87.2 | 11 | 480 | 50 | 9.6 | 30.0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | W. Payton | 1979 | 16 | 1,610 | 369 | 4.4 | 100.6 | 14 | 313 | 31 | 10.1 | 19.6 | 2 | ||
| 6 | | W. Payton | 1980 | 16 | 1,460 | 317 | 4.6 | 91.3 | 6 | 367 | 46 | 8.0 | 22.9 | 1 | ||
| 7 | | W. Payton | 1981 | 16 | 1,222 | 339 | 3.6 | 76.4 | 6 | 379 | 41 | 9.2 | 23.7 | 2 | ||
| 8 | | W. Payton | 1982 | 9 | 596 | 148 | 4.0 | 66.2 | 1 | 311 | 32 | 9.7 | 34.6 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | W. Payton | 1983 | 16 | 1,421 | 314 | 4.5 | 88.8 | 6 | 607 | 53 | 11.5 | 37.9 | 2 | ||
| 10 | | W. Payton | 1984 | 16 | 1,684 | 381 | 4.4 | 105.3 | 11 | 368 | 45 | 8.2 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | W. Payton | 1985 | 16 | 1,551 | 324 | 4.8 | 96.9 | 9 | 483 | 49 | 9.9 | 30.2 | 2 | ||
| 12 | | W. Payton | 1986 | 16 | 1,333 | 321 | 4.2 | 83.3 | 8 | 382 | 37 | 10.3 | 23.9 | 3 | ||
| 13 | | W. Payton | 1987 | 12 | 533 | 146 | 3.7 | 44.4 | 4 | 217 | 33 | 6.6 | 18.1 | 1 | ||
| Average | 14.6 | 1286.6 | 295.2 | 4.4 | 88.0 | 8.5 | 349.1 | 37.8 | 9.2 | 23.9 | 1.2 | |||||
| Total | 190 | 16,726 | 3,838 | 4.4 | 88.0 | 110 | 4,538 | 492 | 9.2 | 23.9 | 15 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
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1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
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0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
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