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
| Games | Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| League | NFL | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 339 | 1852 | 5.46 | 14 | 24.2 | 132.3 | 27 | 269 | 9.96 | 2 | 1.9 | 19.2 | 16 | 96 | 2 | 95 | 47.50 | 0 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Place | Home | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 195 | 1125 | 5.77 | 10 | 27.9 | 160.7 | 9 | 94 | 10.44 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.4 | 11 | 66 | 2 | 95 | 47.50 | 0 |
| Road | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 727 | 5.05 | 4 | 20.6 | 103.9 | 18 | 175 | 9.72 | 1 | 2.6 | 25.0 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Result | Win | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 1406 | 5.79 | 12 | 27.0 | 156.2 | 15 | 173 | 11.53 | 1 | 1.7 | 19.2 | 13 | 78 | 2 | 95 | 47.50 | 0 |
| Loss | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 96 | 446 | 4.65 | 2 | 19.2 | 89.2 | 12 | 96 | 8.00 | 1 | 2.4 | 19.2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 171 | 867 | 5.07 | 4 | 24.4 | 123.9 | 15 | 87 | 5.80 | 0 | 2.1 | 12.4 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8-14 points | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 424 | 4.82 | 5 | 29.3 | 141.3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 95 | 47.50 | 0 | |
| 15+ points | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 561 | 7.01 | 5 | 20.0 | 140.3 | 11 | 180 | 16.36 | 2 | 2.8 | 45.0 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Month | September | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 196 | 5.76 | 2 | 17.0 | 98.0 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 11.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| October | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 114 | 662 | 5.81 | 4 | 22.8 | 132.4 | 8 | 67 | 8.38 | 1 | 1.6 | 13.4 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| November | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 683 | 6.15 | 5 | 27.8 | 170.8 | 8 | 157 | 19.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 39.3 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| December | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 311 | 3.89 | 3 | 26.7 | 103.7 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 95 | 47.50 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Day | Sunday | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 295 | 1589 | 5.39 | 13 | 24.6 | 132.4 | 22 | 161 | 7.32 | 1 | 1.8 | 13.4 | 14 | 84 | 2 | 95 | 47.50 | 0 |
| Monday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 126 | 5.25 | 0 | 24.0 | 126.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thursday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 137 | 6.85 | 1 | 20.0 | 137.0 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 1 | 4.0 | 107.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Conference | AFC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 271 | 5.31 | 3 | 25.5 | 135.5 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFC | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 288 | 1581 | 5.49 | 11 | 24.0 | 131.8 | 24 | 225 | 9.38 | 2 | 2.0 | 18.8 | 13 | 78 | 2 | 95 | 47.50 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Division | AFC Central | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 79 | 4.39 | 0 | 18.0 | 79.0 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AFC West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 192 | 5.82 | 3 | 33.0 | 192.0 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFC East | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 83 | 3.19 | 0 | 13.0 | 41.5 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 5.0 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFC Central | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 1163 | 5.96 | 9 | 27.9 | 166.1 | 8 | 125 | 15.63 | 1 | 1.1 | 17.9 | 10 | 60 | 2 | 95 | 47.50 | 0 | |
| NFC West | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 335 | 5.00 | 2 | 22.3 | 111.7 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Opponent | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 3.27 | 0 | 11.0 | 36.0 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 69 | 2.88 | 0 | 24.0 | 69.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 297 | 6.91 | 3 | 21.5 | 148.5 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 1 | 2.5 | 54.5 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 368 | 6.69 | 4 | 27.5 | 184.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 95 | 47.50 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 192 | 5.82 | 3 | 33.0 | 192.0 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 397 | 6.20 | 1 | 32.0 | 198.5 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 140 | 7.37 | 2 | 19.0 | 140.0 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 1 | 4.0 | 53.0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 47 | 3.13 | 0 | 15.0 | 47.0 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 126 | 5.25 | 0 | 24.0 | 126.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 101 | 3.06 | 1 | 33.0 | 101.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 79 | 4.39 | 0 | 18.0 | 79.0 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Playoffs | Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 60 | 3.16 | 0 | 19.0 | 60.0 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 |
| Divisional | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 60 | 3.16 | 0 | 19.0 | 60.0 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | |