League Leaders Who Led?

Chicago Bears Records and All-Time Leaders

1922–present. Records run through the 2025 season. Seasons before 1922 are not in the source. Figures before 1932 are reconstructions; the NFL kept no official statistics.

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All-time leaders

Sacks

SK
  1. 1 Richard Dent 1983–1995 124.5
  2. 2 Steve McMichael 1981–1993 92.5
  3. 3 Dan Hampton 1979–1990 57.0
  4. 4 Alex Brown 2002–2009 45.0
  5. 5 Trace Armstrong 1989–1994 42.0

Field Goals Made

FGM
  1. 1 Robbie Gould 2005–2015 276
  2. 2 Kevin Butler 1985–1995 243
  3. 3 Cairo Santos 2017–2025 159
  4. 4 Bob Thomas 1975–1984 128
  5. 5 Paul Edinger 2000–2004 110

Passing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Jay Cutler 2009–2016 23,443
  2. 2 Sid Luckman 1939–1950 14,686
  3. 3 Jim Harbaugh 1987–1993 11,567
  4. 4 Jim McMahon 1982–1988 11,203
  5. 5 Mitchell Trubisky 2017–2020 10,609

Receiving Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Johnny Morris 1958–1967 5,059
  2. 2 Harlon Hill 1954–1961 4,616
  3. 3 Alshon Jeffery 2012–2016 4,549
  4. 4 Walter Payton 1975–1987 4,538
  5. 5 Mike Ditka 1961–1966 4,503

Rushing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Walter Payton 1975–1987 16,726
  2. 2 Matt Forte 2008–2015 8,595
  3. 3 Neal Anderson 1986–1993 6,166
  4. 4 Rick Casares 1955–1964 5,657
  5. 5 Gale Sayers 1965–1971 4,956

Interceptions

INT
  1. 1 Gary Fencik 1976–1987 38
  2. 2 Richie Petitbon 1959–1968 37
  3. 3 Charles Tillman 2003–2014 36
  4. 4 Donnell Woolford 1989–1996 32
  5. 5 Bennie McRae 1962–1970 27

Field Goal Percentage

FG%
  1. 1 Cairo Santos 2017–2025 88.3%
  2. 2 Robbie Gould 2005–2015 85.5%
  3. 3 Paul Edinger 2000–2004 75.3%
  4. 4 Kevin Butler 1985–1995 73.2%
  5. 5 Bob Thomas 1975–1984 62.4%

Passing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Jay Cutler 2009–2016 154
  2. 2 Sid Luckman 1939–1950 137
  3. 3 Billy Wade 1961–1966 68
  4. 4 Jim McMahon 1982–1988 67
  5. 5 Mitchell Trubisky 2017–2020 64

Receptions

REC
  1. 1 Walter Payton 1975–1987 492
  2. 2 Matt Forte 2008–2015 488
  3. 3 Johnny Morris 1958–1967 356
  4. 4 Marty Booker 1999–2008 329
  5. 4 Curtis Conway 1993–1999 329

Rushing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Walter Payton 1975–1987 110
  2. 2 Neal Anderson 1986–1993 51
  3. 3 Rick Casares 1955–1964 49
  4. 4 Matt Forte 2008–2015 45
  5. 5 Gale Sayers 1965–1971 39

Tackles

TKL
  1. 1 Brian Urlacher 2000–2012 1,199
  2. 2 Lance Briggs 2003–2014 1,021
  3. 3 Charles Tillman 2003–2014 794
  4. 4 Roquan Smith 2018–2022 579
  5. 5 Mike Brown 2000–2008 445

Points Scored

PTS
  1. 1 Robbie Gould 2005–2015 1,207
  2. 2 Kevin Butler 1985–1995 1,116
  3. 3 Walter Payton 1975–1987 750
  4. 4 Cairo Santos 2017–2025 664
  5. 5 Bob Thomas 1975–1984 629

Passer Rating

RTG
  1. 1 Mitchell Trubisky 2017–2020 87.2
  2. 2 Jay Cutler 2009–2016 85.2
  3. 3 Erik Kramer 1994–1998 80.7
  4. 4 Jim McMahon 1982–1988 80.4
  5. 5 Sid Luckman 1939–1950 75.0

Receiving Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Ken Kavanaugh 1940–1950 50
  2. 2 Harlon Hill 1954–1961 40
  3. 3 Dick Gordon 1965–1971 35
  4. 4 Mike Ditka 1961–1966 34
  5. 5 Curtis Conway 1993–1999 31

Yards per Carry

Y/A
  1. 1 Gale Sayers 1965–1971 5.00
  2. 2 Walter Payton 1975–1987 4.36
  3. 3 Jordan Howard 2016–2018 4.33
  4. 4 Matt Forte 2008–2015 4.23
  5. 5 Thomas Jones 2004–2006 4.10

Tackles for Loss

TFL
  1. 1 Brian Urlacher 2000–2012 50
  2. 2 Akiem Hicks 2016–2021 48
  3. 3 Roquan Smith 2018–2022 45
  4. 4 Khalil Mack 2018–2021 33
  5. 5 Willie Young 2014–2017 32

Yards per Attempt

Y/A
  1. 1 Sid Luckman 1939–1950 8.42
  2. 2 Jim McMahon 1982–1988 7.40
  3. 3 Jay Cutler 2009–2016 7.17
  4. 4 Erik Kramer 1994–1998 6.80
  5. 5 Mitchell Trubisky 2017–2020 6.73

Yards per Reception

Y/R
  1. 1 Harlon Hill 1954–1961 20.43
  2. 2 Jim Dooley 1952–1961 15.03
  3. 3 Alshon Jeffery 2012–2016 14.96
  4. 4 Dick Gordon 1965–1971 14.92
  5. 5 Jim Keane 1946–1951 14.71

Rushing Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 Walter Payton 1975–1987 3,838
  2. 2 Matt Forte 2008–2015 2,034
  3. 3 Neal Anderson 1986–1993 1,515
  4. 4 Rick Casares 1955–1964 1,386
  5. 5 Gale Sayers 1965–1971 991

Completion Percentage

CMP%
  1. 1 Mitchell Trubisky 2017–2020 64.1%
  2. 2 Jay Cutler 2009–2016 61.8%
  3. 3 Erik Kramer 1994–1998 58.6%
  4. 4 Jim Harbaugh 1987–1993 58.2%
  5. 5 Jim McMahon 1982–1988 57.8%

Single-season records

Sacks

SK
  1. 1 Robert Quinn 2021 18.5
  2. 2 Richard Dent 1984 17.5
  3. 3 Richard Dent 1985 17.0
  4. 4 Mark Anderson 2006 12.5
  5. 4 Richard Dent 1987 12.5

Field Goals Made

FGM
  1. 1 Cairo Santos 2023 35
  2. 2 Robbie Gould 2015 33
  3. 3 Robbie Gould 2006 32
  4. 4 Kevin Butler 1985 31
  5. 4 Robbie Gould 2007 31

Passing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Caleb Williams 2025 3,942
  2. 2 Erik Kramer 1995 3,838
  3. 3 Jay Cutler 2014 3,812
  4. 4 Jay Cutler 2009 3,666
  5. 5 Jay Cutler 2015 3,659

Receiving Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Brandon Marshall 2012 1,508
  2. 2 Alshon Jeffery 2013 1,421
  3. 3 Marcus Robinson 1999 1,400
  4. 4 DJ Moore 2023 1,364
  5. 5 Jeff Graham 1995 1,301

Rushing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Walter Payton 1977 1,852
  2. 2 Walter Payton 1984 1,684
  3. 3 Walter Payton 1979 1,610
  4. 4 Walter Payton 1985 1,551
  5. 5 Walter Payton 1980 1,460

Interceptions

INT
  1. 1 Mark Carrier 1990 10
  2. 2 Tim Jennings 2012 9
  3. 2 Rosey Taylor 1963 9
  4. 4 Vestee Jackson 1988 8
  5. 4 Johnny Lujack 1948 8

Field Goal Percentage

FG%
  1. 1 Cairo Santos 2020 93.8%
  2. 2 Cairo Santos 2023 92.1%
  3. 3 Cairo Santos 2022 91.3%
  4. 4 Robbie Gould 2008 89.7%
  5. 4 Robbie Gould 2013 89.7%

Passing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Erik Kramer 1995 29
  2. 2 Jay Cutler 2014 28
  3. 2 Sid Luckman 1943 28
  4. 4 Jay Cutler 2009 27
  5. 4 Caleb Williams 2025 27

Receptions

REC
  1. 1 Brandon Marshall 2012 118
  2. 2 Matt Forte 2014 102
  3. 2 Allen Robinson 2020 102
  4. 4 Marty Booker 2001 100
  5. 4 Brandon Marshall 2013 100

Rushing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Walter Payton 1979 14
  2. 1 Walter Payton 1977 14
  3. 1 Gale Sayers 1965 14
  4. 4 Walter Payton 1976 13
  5. 5 Neal Anderson 1988 12

Tackles

TKL
  1. 1 Roquan Smith 2021 153
  2. 2 T.J. Edwards 2023 138
  3. 3 Roquan Smith 2020 137
  4. 4 Brian Urlacher 2002 134
  5. 5 Brian Urlacher 2006 122

Points Scored

PTS
  1. 1 Kevin Butler 1985 144
  2. 2 Robbie Gould 2006 143
  3. 3 Cairo Santos 2023 136
  4. 4 Gale Sayers 1965 132
  5. 5 Robbie Gould 2015 127

Passer Rating

RTG
  1. 1 Josh McCown 2013 109.0
  2. 2 Sid Luckman 1943 107.6
  3. 3 Mitchell Trubisky 2018 95.4
  4. 4 Billy Wade 1961 93.7
  5. 5 Rudy Bukich 1965 93.7

Receiving Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Dick Gordon 1970 13
  2. 1 Ken Kavanaugh 1947 13
  3. 3 Curtis Conway 1995 12
  4. 3 Mike Ditka 1961 12
  5. 3 Harlon Hill 1954 12

Yards per Carry

Y/A
  1. 1 Beattie Feathers 1934 8.44
  2. 2 Justin Fields 2022 7.14
  3. 3 Joe Maniaci 1939 7.07
  4. 4 Bobby Douglass 1972 6.87
  5. 5 Gale Sayers 1968 6.20

Tackles for Loss

TFL
  1. 1 Brian Urlacher 2002 18
  2. 2 Roquan Smith 2020 17
  3. 3 Robert Quinn 2021 16
  4. 4 Rosevelt Colvin 2002 15
  5. 4 Akiem Hicks 2017 15

Yards per Attempt

Y/A
  1. 1 Sid Luckman 1943 10.86
  2. 2 Ed Brown 1956 9.92
  3. 3 Billy Wade 1961 9.03
  4. 4 Johnny Lujack 1949 8.52
  5. 5 Rudy Bukich 1965 8.47

Yards per Reception

Y/R
  1. 1 Ken Kavanaugh 1947 25.56
  2. 2 Harlon Hill 1954 24.98
  3. 3 Harlon Hill 1956 24.00
  4. 4 Harry Clarke 1943 23.26
  5. 5 Ken Kavanaugh 1949 22.59

Rushing Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 Walter Payton 1984 381
  2. 2 Walter Payton 1979 369
  3. 3 Walter Payton 1981 339
  4. 3 Walter Payton 1977 339
  5. 5 Walter Payton 1978 333

Completion Percentage

CMP%
  1. 1 Mitchell Trubisky 2020 67.0%
  2. 2 Mitchell Trubisky 2018 66.6%
  3. 3 Josh McCown 2013 66.5%
  4. 4 Jay Cutler 2014 66.0%
  5. 5 Nick Foles 2020 64.7%

Every category

Career and single-season leaders for the Bears in each one.

Passing

Passing Yards Passing Touchdowns Passer Rating Yards per Attempt Completion Percentage Passing Yards per Game Completions Pass Attempts Passing First Downs Touchdown Percentage Interceptions Thrown Interception Percentage Times Sacked

Rushing

Rushing Yards Rushing Touchdowns Yards per Carry Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards per Game Rushing First Downs Fumbles Lost

Receiving

Receiving Yards Receptions Receiving Touchdowns Yards per Reception Receiving Yards per Game Targets Catch Percentage Receiving First Downs Yards from Scrimmage

Defense

Sacks Interceptions Tackles Tackles for Loss Solo Tackles Passes Defended Forced Fumbles Quarterback Hits Defensive Touchdowns

Kicking

Field Goals Made Field Goal Percentage Points Scored Longest Field Goal Field Goals 50+ Field Goals Attempted Extra Points Made Punting Average Net Punting Average