Gale Sayers

Bears

Position

#40

Number

May 30, 1943

Birthdate

6'0"

Height

198 lbs

Weight

Wichita

Rnd 1, #4

1965 Draft

Kansas

College

7 years

Experience

Awards

4x Pro Bowl

1965, 1966, 1967, 1969

Summary

Gale Sayers played 7 seasons for the Bears. He had 991 carries for 4,956 yards, 112 catches for 1,307 yards and scored 56 touchdowns, along with 131 kick returns for 3,172 yards. He was selected to play in 4 Pro Bowls. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1977.

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More Bears Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

269

Williams

RUSH

124

Swift

REC

84

Raymond

Team Rankings

PPG

59.0

1st

OPP PPG

37.0

25th

RUSH YDS/G

291.0

1st

PASS YDS/G

269.0

8th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bears	1	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	1.000
Vikings	1	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Mon 9/28	PHI	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CHI	@	GB	4:25 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Bears

1 - 0

Final

Panthers

0 - 1

Sun 13 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

124

Swift

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Young

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

130.5

Allen

124.2

Jackson

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

136.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

28.6

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

23.2

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

19.7

Goedert

15.5

McBride

13.8

Gesicki

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

16

Ryland

15

Sanders

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

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

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