nfc central rushing yards all-time leaders

Walter Payton has the most career rushing yards in the NFC Central, with 16,726 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Walter Payton W. Payton	16,726	190	3,838	4.4	88.0	110	4,538	492		9.2	23.9	15
2	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	15,269	153	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
3	Robert Smith R. Smith	6,818	98	1,411	4.8	69.6	32	1,292	178	74	7.3	13.2	6
4	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	6,166	116	1,515	4.1	53.2	51	2,763	302		9.1	23.8	20
5	James Wilder J. Wilder	6,008	128	1,586	3.8	46.9	37	3,500	431		8.1	27.3	10
6	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	5,887	93	1,533	3.8	63.3	52	3,057	336		9.1	32.9	23
7	Billy Sims B. Sims	5,106	60	1,131	4.5	85.1	42	2,072	186		11.1	34.5	5
8	Dexter Bussey D. Bussey	5,105	150	1,203	4.2	34.0	18	1,616	193		8.4	10.8	5
9	John Brockington J. Brockington	5,024	85	1,293	3.9	59.1	29	1,075	138		7.8	12.6	3
10	Ted Brown T. Brown	4,546	104	1,117	4.1	43.7	40	2,850	339		8.4	27.4	13
11	Darrin Nelson D. Nelson	4,231	129	981	4.3	32.8	18	2,202	251		8.8	17.1	5
12	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	4,200	76	1,070	3.9	55.3	17	2,374	259	247	9.2	31.2	9
13	Edgar Bennett E. Bennett	3,992	112	1,115	3.6	35.6	21	2,245	284	21	7.9	20.0	10
14	Mike Alstott M. Alstott	3,982	92	1,025	3.9	43.3	40	1,450	185	103	7.8	15.8	10
15	Altie Taylor A. Taylor	3,949	81	1,047	3.8	48.8	24	1,437	160		9.0	17.7	6
16	Dorsey Levens D. Levens	3,937	102	1,006	3.9	38.6	28	2,079	271	148	7.7	20.4	16
17	Gerry Ellis G. Ellis	3,826	103	836	4.6	37.1	25	2,514	267		9.4	24.4	10
18	Reggie Cobb R. Cobb	3,640	76	1,031	3.5	47.9	24	926	119		7.8	12.2	2
19	James Jones J. Jones	3,452	85	960	3.6	40.6	23	2,318	285		8.1	27.3	10
20	Ricky Bell R. Bell	3,057	60	820	3.7	51.0	16	842	97		8.7	14.0	3
21	Roland Harper R. Harper	3,044	89	757	4.0	34.2	15	1,013	128		7.9	11.4	3
22	Matt Suhey M. Suhey	2,946	148	828	3.6	19.9	20	2,113	260		8.1	14.3	5
23	Eddie Lee Ivery E. Lee Ivery	2,933	72	667	4.4	40.7	23	1,612	162		10.0	22.4	7
24	Errict Rhett E. Rhett	2,853	52	823	3.5	54.9	24	240	40		6.0	4.6	1
25	Terry Allen T. Allen	2,795	47	641	4.4	59.5	23	675	72		9.4	14.4	3

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PASS

407

Williams

RUSH

253

Swift

REC

214

Raymond

Team Rankings

PPG

29.7

5th

OPP PPG

17.7

7th

RUSH YDS/G

184.3

1st

PASS YDS/G

236.0

15th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	3	0	1.000
Bears	2	1	.667
Lions	2	1	.667
Packers	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CHI	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM

Last Game

Eagles

2 - 1

Final

Bears

2 - 1

Mon 28 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000