Walter Jerry Payton (Sweetness)
Position: RB
Height: 5-10 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: July 25, 1954 in Columbia, MS
Died: November 1, 1999 in South Barrington, IL
College: Jackson St. (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1975 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 128 (27th overall since 1950)
Relatives: Father of Jarrett Payton
9-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1993
1985 Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Scoring | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1985-09-08 | 31-045 | CHI | TAM | W 38-28 | 17 | 120 | 7.06 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2 | 2 | 1985-09-15 | 31-052 | CHI | NWE | W 20-7 | 11 | 39 | 3.55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1985-09-19 | 31-056 | CHI | @ | MIN | W 33-24 | 15 | 62 | 4.13 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | 1985-09-29 | 31-066 | CHI | WAS | W 45-10 | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 13 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 | 13.00 | 33.00 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1985-10-06 | 31-073 | CHI | @ | TAM | W 27-19 | 16 | 63 | 3.94 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | 1985-10-13 | 31-080 | CHI | @ | SFO | W 26-10 | 24 | 132 | 5.50 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 1985-10-21 | 31-088 | CHI | GNB | W 23-7 | 25 | 112 | 4.48 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |||||
| 8 | 8 | 1985-10-27 | 31-094 | CHI | MIN | W 27-9 | 19 | 118 | 6.21 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 9 | 9 | 1985-11-03 | 31-101 | CHI | @ | GNB | W 16-10 | 28 | 192 | 6.86 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 10 | 10 | 1985-11-10 | 31-108 | CHI | DET | W 24-3 | 26 | 107 | 4.12 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | 11 | 1985-11-17 | 31-115 | CHI | @ | DAL | W 44-0 | 22 | 132 | 6.00 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 33 | 0 | 0 | 118.7 | 33.00 | 33.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | 1985-11-24 | 31-122 | CHI | ATL | W 36-0 | 20 | 102 | 5.10 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 13 | 13 | 1985-12-02 | 31-130 | CHI | @ | MIA | L 24-38 | 23 | 121 | 5.26 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 1985-12-08 | 31-136 | CHI | IND | W 17-10 | 26 | 111 | 4.27 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 15 | 15 | 1985-12-14 | 31-142 | CHI | @ | NYJ | W 19-6 | 28 | 53 | 1.89 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 65.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 1985-12-22 | 31-150 | CHI | @ | DET | W 37-17 | 17 | 81 | 4.76 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 50 | 0 | 0 | 118.7 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 Games | 324 | 1551 | 4.79 | 9 | 49 | 483 | 9.86 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 60.00% | 96 | 1 | 0 | 143.7 | 19.20 | 23.20 | 11 | 66 | |||||||
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |||
| 1 | 17 | 1986-01-05 | 31-164 | CHI | NYG | W 21-0 | 27 | 93 | 3.44 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | |
| 2 | 18 | 1986-01-12 | 31-171 | CHI | RAM | W 24-0 | 18 | 32 | 1.78 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | |
| 3 | 19 | 1986-01-26 | 31-185 | CHI | N | NWE | W 46-10 | 22 | 61 | 2.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 Games | 67 | 186 | 2.78 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | |||||||