Walter Payton had 314 carries for 1,421 yards and scored 8 touchdowns in 16 games in 1983. He was selected to play in his sixth Pro Bowl.
CHI| NAME | DATE | SEASON | TM | OPP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | W. Payton | 12/18/1983 | 1983 | vs | 148 | 30 | 4.9 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 8.7 | 0 | |||
| 2 | | W. Payton | 12/11/1983 | 1983 | @ | 94 | 17 | 5.5 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 19.0 | 1 | |||
| 3 | | W. Payton | 12/4/1983 | 1983 | @ | 58 | 16 | 3.6 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6.5 | 0 | |||
| 4 | | W. Payton | 11/27/1983 | 1983 | vs | 68 | 16 | 4.3 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 11.3 | 0 | |||
| 5 | | W. Payton | 11/20/1983 | 1983 | @ | 106 | 22 | 4.8 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 8.3 | 0 | |||
| 6 | | W. Payton | 11/13/1983 | 1983 | vs | 131 | 23 | 5.7 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | | W. Payton | 11/6/1983 | 1983 | @ | 62 | 14 | 4.4 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 8.0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | W. Payton | 10/30/1983 | 1983 | vs | 80 | 20 | 4.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | | W. Payton | 10/23/1983 | 1983 | @ | 82 | 30 | 2.7 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4.3 | 0 | |||
| 10 | | W. Payton | 10/16/1983 | 1983 | @ | 86 | 15 | 5.7 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 6.3 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | W. Payton | 10/9/1983 | 1983 | vs | 102 | 20 | 5.1 | 2 | 67 | 4 | 16.8 | 0 | |||
| 12 | | W. Payton | 10/2/1983 | 1983 | vs | 91 | 23 | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 5.3 | 0 | |||
| 13 | | W. Payton | 9/25/1983 | 1983 | @ | 4 | 3 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | | W. Payton | 9/18/1983 | 1983 | @ | 161 | 28 | 5.8 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 13.5 | 0 | |||
| 15 | | W. Payton | 9/11/1983 | 1983 | vs | 45 | 17 | 2.6 | 0 | 115 | 6 | 19.2 | 1 | |||
| 16 | | W. Payton | 9/4/1983 | 1983 | vs | 103 | 20 | 5.2 | 0 | 96 | 8 | 12.0 | 0 | |||
| Average | 88.8 | 19.6 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 37.9 | 3.3 | 11.5 | 0.1 | ||||||||
| Total | 1,421 | 314 | 4.5 | 6 | 607 | 53 | 11.5 | 2 |
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