Gale Sayers had 166 carries for 867 yards and scored 22 touchdowns in 14 games in his rookie season in 1965. He was selected to play in his first Pro Bowl.
Games
| NAME | DATE | SEASON | TM | OPP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Sayers | 12/19/1965 | 1965 |  CHI | vs |  MIN | 82 | 14 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | G. Sayers | 12/12/1965 | 1965 | CHI | vs |  SF | 113 | 9 | 12.6 | 4 | 89 | 2 | 44.5 | 1 | |
| 3 | | G. Sayers | 12/5/1965 | 1965 | CHI | @ |  BAL | 118 | 16 | 7.4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | G. Sayers | 11/28/1965 | 1965 | CHI | @ |  NYG | 113 | 13 | 8.7 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | G. Sayers | 11/21/1965 | 1965 | CHI | @ |  DET | 60 | 10 | 6.0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | G. Sayers | 11/14/1965 | 1965 | CHI | vs |  STL | 62 | 14 | 4.4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | G. Sayers | 11/7/1965 | 1965 | CHI | vs | BAL | 17 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 15.3 | 0 | |
| 8 | | G. Sayers | 10/31/1965 | 1965 | CHI | vs |  GB | 66 | 16 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | G. Sayers | 10/24/1965 | 1965 | CHI | vs | DET | 21 | 8 | 2.6 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 8.5 | 1 | |
| 10 | | G. Sayers | 10/17/1965 | 1965 | CHI | @ | MIN | 64 | 13 | 4.9 | 1 | 63 | 4 | 15.8 | 2 | |
| 11 | | G. Sayers | 10/10/1965 | 1965 | CHI | vs |  LA | 9 | 12 | 0.8 | 0 | 95 | 3 | 31.7 | 1 | |
| 12 | | G. Sayers | 10/3/1965 | 1965 | CHI | @ | GB | 80 | 17 | 4.7 | 1 | 104 | 5 | 20.8 | 1 | |
| 13 | | G. Sayers | 9/26/1965 | 1965 | CHI | @ | LA | 18 | 1 | 18.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | G. Sayers | 9/19/1965 | 1965 | CHI | @ | SF | 44 | 12 | 3.7 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Average | 61.9 | 11.9 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 36.2 | 2.1 | 17.5 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Total | 867 | 166 | 5.2 | 14 | 507 | 29 | 17.5 | 6 |
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