running back most passing yards in a single game after 1970

Since 1971, Walter Payton has the most passing yards by a running back in a game, with 77 yards versus the Saints on September 18, 1983.

Interpreted as:
running back most passing yards in a single regular-season game after 1970
NAMEYDSDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Walter Payton
W. Payton
77
9/18/1983
CHI CHI
@
NO NO
2
2
100.0
38.5
2
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
2Matt Suhey
M. Suhey
74
12/11/1983
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
1
1
100.0
74.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
3Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
66
12/20/1982
SD SD
vs
CIN CIN
1
1
100.0
66.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
4Andy Johnson
A. Johnson
66
10/4/1981
NE NE
vs
KC KC
1
1
100.0
66.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
5Louis Carter
L. Carter
66
11/5/1978
TB TB
@
LA LA
1
1
100.0
66.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
6Curtis Dickey
C. Dickey
63
9/16/1984
IND IND
vs
STL STL
1
1
100.0
63.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
7Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
60
10/13/1974
CLE CLE
vs
CIN CIN
1
1
100.0
60.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
8Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
57
9/29/2002
PHI PHI
vs
HOU HOU
1
1
100.0
57.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
9Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
57
9/7/1980
HOU HOU
@
PIT PIT
1
1
100.0
57.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
10Andy Johnson
A. Johnson
56
11/22/1981
NE NE
@
BUF BUF
1
1
100.0
56.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
11Keith Byars
K. Byars
55
9/28/1986
PHI PHI
vs
RAM RAM
1
1
100.0
55.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
12Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
55
9/29/1974
CLE CLE
@
STL STL
1
1
100.0
55.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
13Calvin Hill
C. Hill
55
10/8/1972
DAL DAL
vs
PIT PIT
1
1
100.0
55.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
14Walter Payton
W. Payton
54
10/21/1979
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
1
1
100.0
54.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
15Joe Washington
J. Washington
54
9/18/1978
BAL BAL
@
NE NE
1
1
100.0
54.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
16O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
53
10/8/1972
BUF BUF
vs
NE NE
2
3
66.7
17.7
0
0
109.7
0.0
0.0
17Mike Garrett
M. Garrett
53
10/23/1971
SD SD
vs
BUF BUF
1
1
100.0
53.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
18Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
51
10/25/1975
STL STL
@
NYG NYG
1
1
100.0
51.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
19Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
50
12/17/2018
CAR CAR
vs
NO NO
1
1
100.0
50.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
20Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
50
12/11/1993
WAS WAS
vs
NYJ NYJ
1
1
100.0
50.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
21Harry Sydney
H. Sydney
50
11/15/1987
SF SF
vs
NO NO
1
1
100.0
50.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
22Walter Payton
W. Payton
50
12/22/1985
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
1
1
100.0
50.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
23James Jones
J. Jones
49
11/4/1984
DET DET
vs
PHI PHI
2
2
100.0
24.5
1
0
158.3
50.0
0.0
0
0
24Marcus Allen
M. Allen
49
10/9/1983
RAI RAI
vs
KC KC
2
2
100.0
24.5
1
0
158.3
50.0
0.0
0
0
25Bubba Bean
B. Bean
49
11/28/1976
ATL ATL
@
HOU HOU
1
1
100.0
49.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0

More Bears Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

25.7

8th

OPP PPG

25.8

25th

RUSH YDS/G

152.6

2nd

PASS YDS/G

227.5

17th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
Lions Lions
8
5
0
.615
Vikings Vikings
5
8
0
.385
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
8:20 PM
Sun
12/28
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
8:20 PM
Sun
1/4
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bears

9 - 4

21

Final

28

GB Packers

9 - 3 - 1

Sun 7 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14
Sat
9/6
DET DET
@
GB GB
13-27

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
1:00 PM