bears all-time rushing leader in a game

Walter Payton has rushed for the most yards for the Bears in a game, with 275 yards versus the Vikings on November 20, 1977.

Interpreted as:
bears all-time rushing leader in a regular-season game
NAMERUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Walter Payton
W. Payton
275
11/20/1977
vs
40
6.9
1
6
1
6.0
0
2Matt Forte
M. Forte
205
10/2/2011
vs
25
8.2
1
23
4
5
5.8
0
3Walter Payton
W. Payton
205
10/30/1977
@
23
8.9
2
5
1
5.0
0
4Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
205
11/3/1968
@
24
8.5
0
0
0
0
5Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
197
12/18/1966
vs
17
11.6
1
26
1
26.0
0
6Walter Payton
W. Payton
192
11/3/1985
@
28
6.9
1
14
3
4.7
0
7Walter Payton
W. Payton
192
11/13/1977
vs
33
5.8
3
29
1
29.0
0
8Rick Casares
R. Casares
190
12/16/1956
vs
17
11.2
1
20
1
20.0
0
9Anthony Thomas
A. Thomas
188
10/21/2001
@
22
8.5
1
0
0
0
0
10Walter Payton
W. Payton
183
9/14/1980
vs
18
10.2
1
26
3
8.7
0
11Walter Payton
W. Payton
183
12/5/1976
@
27
6.8
0
30
2
15.0
0
12Walter Payton
W. Payton
182
9/9/1979
vs
23
7.9
2
14
3
4.7
0
13Willie Galimore
W. Galimore
181
9/16/1962
@
22
8.2
2
7
1
7.0
0
14Walter Payton
W. Payton
179
9/9/1984
vs
20
9.0
1
7
2
3.5
0
15Walter Payton
W. Payton
179
11/26/1981
@
38
4.7
0
4
2
2.0
0
16Justin Fields
J. Fields
178
11/6/2022
vs
15
11.9
1
0
0
0
0
17Walter Payton
W. Payton
177
9/14/1986
vs
34
5.2
1
-2
1
-2.0
0
18Kyle Monangai
K. Monangai
176
11/2/2025
@
26
6.8
0
22
3
5
7.3
0
19Walter Payton
W. Payton
175
12/9/1984
vs
35
5.0
1
0
0
0
20Anthony Thomas
A. Thomas
173
12/16/2001
vs
31
5.6
1
5
1
1
5.0
0
21Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
172
11/27/1966
vs
19
9.1
0
65
5
13.0
0
22Jordan Howard
J. Howard
167
10/15/2017
@
36
4.6
0
9
1
1
9.0
0
23Matt Forte
M. Forte
166
10/10/2010
@
22
7.5
2
22
2
2
11.0
0
24James Allen
J. Allen
163
12/20/1998
vs
23
7.1
1
11
3
3.7
0
25Walter Payton
W. Payton
163
12/11/1977
vs
32
5.1
2
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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Bears Bears
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0
.647
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1
.559
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12
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13
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NFC NorthWLTPCT
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11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
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.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
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.824
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12
5
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.706
49ers 49ers - w
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5
0
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14
0
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