Walter Payton's iconic run: November 13, 1977

coolstanley

I never get tired of watching this. Per ESPN, this play was voted as the most memorable play in Chicago Bears history, narrowly beating out William “Refrigerator” Perry’s touchdown run in Super Bowl XX and Devin Hester’s 92-yard kickoff return to open Super Bowl XLI. As is the case with fellow Chicago icon Michael Jordan, it’s difficult to pull a top play from the many Payton blessed fans with throughout his 13-year NFL career. But this one embodied Payton as a runner, fully displaying all the attributes that made “Sweetness” one of the best running backs.

With the Bears down 17-0 in the third quarter, Payton took a handoff right, spun away from linebacker Willie Lanier and Tim Gray, cut back left and made three Chiefs miss, in addition to plowing over two others before being dragged down from behind at the Kansas City 4. In all, Payton broke seven tackles on a run that sparked Chicago’s eventual 28-27 comeback win.
Payton’s 1977 run against the Chiefs might be true definition of that moniker. Not only was Payton’s run the best play in franchise annals, it’s arguably the top run in NFL history.
In this game Payton ran for 192 yards and 3 Touchdowns. The following week, was his famous 275 game while having the flu. A record that stood for 23 years.

Kansas City vs Chicago Nov 13, 1977
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtFm13gIauA

DocBenjamin

Sweet. Looked like 22 defenders on the field.

GroceryRackPack

Awesome Video Footage...
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