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 | Passing | Scoring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | ||||||||||||
| League | NFL | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 381 | 1684 | 4.42 | 11 | 23.8 | 105.3 | 45 | 368 | 8.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 23.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.50% | 47 | 2 | 1 | 57.8 | 5.88 | 5.25 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 11 | 66 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | ||||||||||||
| Place | Home | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 206 | 955 | 4.64 | 6 | 25.8 | 119.4 | 22 | 128 | 5.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 16.0 | 1 | 5 | 20.00% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39.6 | 0.40 | -4.60 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6 | 36 |
| Road | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 175 | 729 | 4.17 | 5 | 21.9 | 91.1 | 23 | 240 | 10.43 | 0 | 2.9 | 30.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.67% | 45 | 1 | 0 | 149.3 | 15.00 | 21.67 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 5 | 30 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | ||||||||||||
| Result | Win | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 986 | 4.14 | 7 | 23.8 | 98.6 | 30 | 224 | 7.47 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.4 | 1 | 2 | 50.00% | 42 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 | 21.00 | 21.00 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 7 | 42 |
| Loss | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 143 | 698 | 4.88 | 4 | 23.8 | 116.3 | 15 | 144 | 9.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 24.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.33% | 5 | 2 | 1 | 42.4 | 0.83 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 4 | 24 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | ||||||||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 351 | 3.86 | 1 | 30.3 | 117.0 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.00% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39.6 | 0.50 | -5.75 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1 | 6 |
| 8-14 points | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 566 | 4.39 | 5 | 25.8 | 113.2 | 14 | 98 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 19.6 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 5 | 30 | |
| 15+ points | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 161 | 767 | 4.76 | 5 | 20.1 | 95.9 | 24 | 198 | 8.25 | 0 | 3.0 | 24.8 | 2 | 3 | 66.67% | 45 | 1 | 0 | 149.3 | 15.00 | 21.67 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 5 | 30 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | ||||||||||||
| Month | September | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 621 | 5.54 | 2 | 22.4 | 124.2 | 15 | 82 | 5.47 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.4 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 118.7 | 3.00 | 23.00 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2 | 12 |
| October | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 380 | 3.92 | 4 | 24.3 | 95.0 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.5 | 1 | 3 | 33.33% | 42 | 0 | 0 | 81.9 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 0.8 | 10.5 | 4 | 24 | |
| November | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 354 | 3.85 | 3 | 23.0 | 88.5 | 16 | 169 | 10.56 | 0 | 4.0 | 42.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18 | |||||
| December | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 329 | 4.11 | 2 | 26.7 | 109.7 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.00% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39.6 | 0.50 | -5.75 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2 | 12 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | ||||||||||||
| Day | Sunday | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 358 | 1592 | 4.45 | 10 | 23.9 | 106.1 | 41 | 330 | 8.05 | 0 | 2.7 | 22.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.50% | 47 | 2 | 1 | 57.8 | 5.88 | 5.25 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 10 | 60 |
| Monday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 92 | 4.00 | 1 | 23.0 | 92.0 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | ||||||||||||
| Conference | AFC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 498 | 5.30 | 4 | 23.5 | 124.5 | 11 | 72 | 6.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 18.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 118.7 | 3.00 | 23.00 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 4 | 24 |
| NFC | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 287 | 1186 | 4.13 | 7 | 23.9 | 98.8 | 34 | 296 | 8.71 | 0 | 2.8 | 24.7 | 2 | 7 | 28.57% | 44 | 1 | 1 | 53.3 | 6.29 | 2.71 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 7 | 42 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | ||||||||||||
| Division | AFC West | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 498 | 5.30 | 4 | 23.5 | 124.5 | 11 | 72 | 6.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 18.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 118.7 | 3.00 | 23.00 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 4 | 24 |
| NFC East | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 255 | 5.31 | 2 | 24.0 | 127.5 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | |
| NFC Central | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 717 | 3.70 | 4 | 24.3 | 89.6 | 23 | 191 | 8.30 | 0 | 2.9 | 23.9 | 2 | 6 | 33.33% | 44 | 1 | 1 | 60.4 | 7.33 | 3.17 | 0.8 | 5.5 | 4 | 24 | |
| NFC West | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 214 | 4.76 | 1 | 22.5 | 107.0 | 9 | 89 | 9.89 | 0 | 4.5 | 44.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | ||||||||||||
| Opponent | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 100 | 4.35 | 1 | 23.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 155 | 6.20 | 1 | 25.0 | 155.0 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 179 | 8.95 | 1 | 20.0 | 179.0 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Detroit Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 128 | 2.51 | 0 | 25.5 | 64.0 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 285 | 4.60 | 1 | 31.0 | 142.5 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 1 | 4 | 25.00% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39.6 | 0.50 | -5.75 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 111 | 4.11 | 2 | 27.0 | 111.0 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 171 | 3.80 | 1 | 22.5 | 85.5 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 25.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 154 | 4.81 | 1 | 32.0 | 154.0 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 92 | 4.00 | 1 | 23.0 | 92.0 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 116 | 4.83 | 0 | 24.0 | 116.0 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 118.7 | 3.00 | 23.00 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 60 | 4.62 | 0 | 13.0 | 60.0 | 7 | 78 | 11.14 | 0 | 7.0 | 78.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 133 | 3.69 | 2 | 18.0 | 66.5 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 4.5 | 21.5 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 42 | 0 | 0 | 118.7 | 42.00 | 42.00 | 0.5 | 21.0 | 2 | 12 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | ||||||||||||
| Playoffs | Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 196 | 4.26 | 0 | 23.0 | 98.0 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.00% | 19 | 1 | 0 | 122.9 | 9.50 | 19.50 | 1.0 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Conference Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 92 | 4.18 | 0 | 22.0 | 92.0 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Divisional | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 104 | 4.33 | 0 | 24.0 | 104.0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.00% | 19 | 1 | 0 | 122.9 | 9.50 | 19.50 | 2.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |