Walter Payton Breaks Record: Sweetness Becomes NFL’s All-Time Rushing Leader

Walter Payton Breaks Record: Sweetness Becomes NFL’s All-Time Rushing Leader

October 7
1984 — Chicago running back Walter Payton passes Jim Brown (12,312 yards) as the all-time rushing leader on a 6-yard run in third quarter of the Bears’ 20-7 victory over New Orleans. Payton finishes the game with 154 yards, his record-setting 59th career 100-yard game.

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