editionTier

COMMON

Player Name

Walter Payton

playerFirstName

Walter

playerLastName

Payton

playerPosition

RB

playType

Rush

seriesName

Historical (2025 Release)

setName

Gridiron

teamName

Chicago Bears

awayTeamName

Chicago Bears

awayTeamScore

14

description

The mud, fog, and 21-degree wind chill that accompanied Metropolitan Stadium might’ve been enough to impact one’s senses on Nov. 12, 1978, but it certainly had nothing on Walter Payton’s insatiable nose for the endzone. Knowing paydirt to only be 19 yards away, the nine-time Pro Bowler helps the Chicago Bears claw back into the game, unleashing a video game-like blend of hurdles, trucks, and raw determination on a dazzling third quarter run. The Minnesota Vikings ultimately got the better of their foes in a 17-14 triumph, but Payton was brilliant, per usual, turning in a 25-touch, 138-yard, two-score effort, excellence that eventually helped guide a 1,875-yard scrimmage season by year’s end.

editionID

4180

gameDate

11/12/1978