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Gale Sayers vs Marshawn Lynch Comparison

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Seasons

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Gale Sayers

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Marshawn Lynch

 

Info

Teams

Gale Sayers Chicago Bears (1965-1971)
Marshawn Lynch Buffalo Bills (2007-2010), Seattle Seahawks (2010-2015, 2019), Oakland Raiders (2017-2018)

Position

Gale Sayers Running Back
Marshawn Lynch Running Back

Height

Gale Sayers 6'0"
Marshawn Lynch 5'11"

Weight

Gale Sayers 198
Marshawn Lynch 215

Drafted

Gale Sayers By the Bears in the 1st Round (4th Overall) in the 1965 Draft
Marshawn Lynch By the Bills in the 1st Round (12th Overall) in the 2007 Draft

Super Bowls

Super Bowl Wins

Gale Sayers 0
Marshawn Lynch 1 (XLVIII) Star

Super Bowl Appearances

Gale Sayers 0
Marshawn Lynch 2 (2014-2015) StarStar

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Gale Sayers 0
Marshawn Lynch 6 (2010, 2012-2015, 2019) StarStarStarStarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Gale Sayers Yes Inducted in 1977
Marshawn Lynch No Not Eligible

NFL MVP

Gale Sayers 0
Marshawn Lynch 0

Pro Bowl

Gale Sayers 4 (1965-1967, 1969) StarStarStarStar
Marshawn Lynch 5 (2008, 2011-2014) StarStarStarStarStar

First Team All-Pro

Gale Sayers 5 (1965-1969) StarStarStarStarStar
Marshawn Lynch 1 (2012) Star

Second Team All-Pro

Gale Sayers 0
Marshawn Lynch 1 (2014) Star

NFL Rushing Yards Leader

Gale Sayers 2 (1966, 1969) StarStar
Marshawn Lynch 0

NFL Rushing Touchdown Leader

Gale Sayers 0
Marshawn Lynch 2 (2013-2014) StarStar

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Gale Sayers 68
Marshawn Lynch 149

Rushing Attempts (Att)

Gale Sayers 991
Marshawn Lynch 2,453

Rushing Yards (Yds)

Gale Sayers 4,956
Marshawn Lynch 10,413

Rushing Touchdowns (TD)

Gale Sayers 39
Marshawn Lynch 85

Rushing Yards per Game (Y/G)

Gale Sayers 72.9
Marshawn Lynch 69.9

Rushing Attempts per Game (A/G)

Gale Sayers 14.6
Marshawn Lynch 16.5

Rushing Yards per Attempt (Y/A)

Gale Sayers 5.0
Marshawn Lynch 4.2

Receptions (Rec)

Gale Sayers 112
Marshawn Lynch 287

Receiving Yards (Yds)

Gale Sayers 1,307
Marshawn Lynch 2,214

Yards per Reception (Y/R)

Gale Sayers 11.7
Marshawn Lynch 7.7

Receiving Touchdowns (TD)

Gale Sayers 9
Marshawn Lynch 9

Receptions per Game (R/G)

Gale Sayers 1.6
Marshawn Lynch 1.9

Receiving Yards per Game (Y/G)

Gale Sayers 19.2
Marshawn Lynch 14.9

Yards from Scrimmage (YScm)

Gale Sayers 6,263
Marshawn Lynch 12,627

Fumbles

Gale Sayers 34
Marshawn Lynch 28

Best Season Stats

Games (G)

Gale Sayers 14 (1969)
Marshawn Lynch 16 (2014)

Rushing Attempts (Att)

Gale Sayers 236 (1969)
Marshawn Lynch 315 (2012)

Rushing Yards (Yds)

Gale Sayers 1231 (1966)
Marshawn Lynch 1590 (2012)

Rushing Touchdowns (TD)

Gale Sayers 14 (1965)
Marshawn Lynch 13 (2014)

Longest Rushing Attempt (Lng)

Gale Sayers 70 (1967)
Marshawn Lynch 79 (2014)

Rushing Yards per Game (Y/G)

Gale Sayers 95.1 (1968)
Marshawn Lynch 99.4 (2012)

Rushing Attempts per Game (A/G)

Gale Sayers 16.9 (1969)
Marshawn Lynch 21.5 (2007)

Rushing Yards per Attempt (Y/A)

Gale Sayers 6.2 (1968)
Marshawn Lynch 5.0 (2012)

Receptions (Rec)

Gale Sayers 34 (1966)
Marshawn Lynch 47 (2008)

Receiving Yards (Yds)

Gale Sayers 507 (1965)
Marshawn Lynch 367 (2014)

Yards per Reception (Y/R)

Gale Sayers 17.5 (1965)
Marshawn Lynch 10.2 (2007)

Receiving Touchdowns (TD)

Gale Sayers 6 (1965)
Marshawn Lynch 4 (2014)

Longest Reception (Lng)

Gale Sayers 80 (1966)
Marshawn Lynch 55 (2013)

Receptions per Game (R/G)

Gale Sayers 2.4 (1966)
Marshawn Lynch 3.1 (2008)

Receiving Yards per Game (Y/G)

Gale Sayers 36.2 (1965)
Marshawn Lynch 22.9 (2014)

Yards from Scrimmage (YScm)

Gale Sayers 1678 (1966)
Marshawn Lynch 1786 (2012)

Fumbles

Gale Sayers 0 (1971)
Marshawn Lynch 0 (2019)

Seasons

Check/Uncheck

Gale Sayers

Check/Uncheck

Marshawn Lynch

 

Info

Teams

Gale Sayers Chicago Bears (1965-1971)
Marshawn Lynch Buffalo Bills (2007-2010), Seattle Seahawks (2010-2015, 2019), Oakland Raiders (2017-2018)

Position

Gale Sayers Running Back
Marshawn Lynch Running Back

Height

Gale Sayers 6'0"
Marshawn Lynch 5'11"

Weight

Gale Sayers 198
Marshawn Lynch 215

Drafted

Gale Sayers By the Bears in the 1st Round (4th Overall) in the 1965 Draft
Marshawn Lynch By the Bills in the 1st Round (12th Overall) in the 2007 Draft

Super Bowls

Super Bowl Wins

Gale Sayers 0
Marshawn Lynch 1 (XLVIII)

Super Bowl Appearances

Gale Sayers 0
Marshawn Lynch 2 (2014-2015)

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Gale Sayers 0
Marshawn Lynch 6 (2010, 2012-2015, 2019)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Gale Sayers Yes Inducted in 1977
Marshawn Lynch No Not Eligible

NFL MVP

Gale Sayers 0
Marshawn Lynch 0

Pro Bowl

Gale Sayers 4 (1965-1967, 1969)
Marshawn Lynch 5 (2008, 2011-2014)

First Team All-Pro

Gale Sayers 5 (1965-1969)
Marshawn Lynch 1 (2012)

Second Team All-Pro

Gale Sayers 0
Marshawn Lynch 1 (2014)

NFL Rushing Yards Leader

Gale Sayers 2 (1966, 1969)
Marshawn Lynch 0

NFL Rushing Touchdown Leader

Gale Sayers 0
Marshawn Lynch 2 (2013-2014)

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Gale Sayers Marshawn Lynch

Rushing Attempts (Att)

Gale Sayers Marshawn Lynch

Rushing Yards (Yds)

Gale Sayers Marshawn Lynch

Rushing Touchdowns (TD)

Gale Sayers Marshawn Lynch

Rushing Yards per Game (Y/G)

Gale Sayers Marshawn Lynch

Rushing Attempts per Game (A/G)

Gale Sayers Marshawn Lynch

Rushing Yards per Attempt (Y/A)

Gale Sayers Marshawn Lynch

Receptions (Rec)

Gale Sayers Marshawn Lynch

Receiving Yards (Yds)

Gale Sayers Marshawn Lynch

Yards per Reception (Y/R)

Gale Sayers Marshawn Lynch

Receiving Touchdowns (TD)

Gale Sayers Marshawn Lynch

Receptions per Game (R/G)

Gale Sayers Marshawn Lynch

Receiving Yards per Game (Y/G)

Gale Sayers Marshawn Lynch

Yards from Scrimmage (YScm)

Gale Sayers Marshawn Lynch

Fumbles

Gale Sayers Marshawn Lynch

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