running back most passing yards in a single game after 1980

Since 1981, Walter Payton has the most passing yards by a running back in a game, with 77 yards against the Saints on September 18, 1983.

Interpreted as:
running back most passing yards in a single regular-season game after 1980
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
5Curtis 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
6Brian 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
7Andy 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
8Keith 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
9Christian 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
10Brian 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
11Harry 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
12Walter 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
13James 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
14Marcus 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
15Marcus Allen
M. Allen
47
9/19/1982
RAI RAI
@
ATL ATL
1
1
100.0
47.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
16Herman Fontenot
H. Fontenot
46
12/21/1986
CLE CLE
vs
SD SD
1
1
100.0
46.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
17Craig Heyward
C. Heyward
44
9/22/1991
NO NO
vs
MIN MIN
1
1
100.0
44.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
18Alfred Anderson
A. Anderson
43
9/16/1984
MIN MIN
vs
ATL ATL
1
2
50.0
21.5
1
0
135.4
50.0
0.0
0
0
19Marcus Allen
M. Allen
43
12/1/1983
RAI RAI
@
SD SD
1
1
100.0
43.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
20Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
42
10/10/1993
NYG NYG
@
WAS WAS
1
1
100.0
42.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
21Walter Payton
W. Payton
42
10/21/1984
CHI CHI
@
TB TB
1
1
100.0
42.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
22Antonio Andrews
A. Andrews
41
12/13/2015
TEN TEN
@
NYJ NYJ
1
1
100.0
41.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
23Earnest Byner
E. Byner
41
12/13/1992
WAS WAS
vs
DAL DAL
1
1
100.0
41.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
24Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
40
11/12/1990
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
3
6
50.0
6.7
0
0
71.5
0.0
0.0
1
3
25Rodney Carter
R. Carter
40
12/4/1988
PIT PIT
@
HOU HOU
1
1
100.0
40.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0

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8:20 PM
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2
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4
0
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Steelers Steelers
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6
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4
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6
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3
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Seahawks Seahawks
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
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CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
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CHI CHI
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HOU HOU
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NE NE
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