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Matt Forte

Retired

New York Jets · RB

Matt Forte recorded 146 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with New York Jets, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

67.0

rush yds/gm

32.0

rec yds/gm

2

playoff games

146

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Matt Forte's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2010
DETROITLIONS
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 12, 2010

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 12, 2010

50 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 7 rec

Regular Season
2013
GREEN BAYPACKERS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 29, 2013

Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2013

110 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
2011
CAROLINAPANTHERS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 2, 2011

Carolina Panthers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 2, 2011

205 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
2010
CHICAGOBEARS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 10, 2010

Chicago Bears vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 10, 2010

166 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
2014
CHICAGOBEARS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 12, 2014

Chicago Bears vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 12, 2014

80 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 10 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Matt Forte's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 205 rushing yards · 2 runs of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2011
CAROLINAPANTHERS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 2, 2011

Carolina Panthers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 2, 2011

205 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Career high: 3 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
2016
NEW YORKJETS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 15, 2016

New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2016

100 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 30 carries

Regular Season
2016
BALTIMORERAVENS
NEW YORKJETS
OCT 23, 2016

Baltimore Ravens vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 23, 2016

100 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Career high: 151 receiving yards

Regular Season
2010
DETROITLIONS
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 12, 2010

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 12, 2010

50 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 7 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Matt Forte's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2004–2012

01
CHIFORTE—Matt Forte
CHIURLACHER54Brian Urlacher
CHIHESTER23Devin Hester

Takeaways and special teams reach the Super Bowl

Chicago Bears · Urlacher and Lovie's defense

Lovie Smith restored the defense-first formula, and Hester's return brilliance helped the 2006 Bears reach Super Bowl XLI.

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Franchise era

2013–present

02
CHIFORTE—Matt Forte
CHIMACK52Khalil Mack
CHIFIELDS1Justin Fields

Elite defensive peaks meet repeated offensive resets

Chicago Bears · The quarterback search continues

The 2018 defense briefly restored contention, but Chicago has continued rebuilding its offense in pursuit of the long-awaited franchise quarterback.

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Franchise era

2011–present

03
NYJFORTE—Matt Forte
NYJWILKERSON96Muhammad Wilkerson
NYJWILLIAMS95Quinnen Williams

Defensive talent waits for quarterback stability

New York Jets · The playoff drought

New York continued producing excellent defenders but cycled through quarterbacks and coaches during the league's longest active postseason absence.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2011, 201310 NFL seasons146 career games9,789 career rushing yards54 career rushing touchdowns555 career receptions4,679 career receiving yards21 career receiving touchdowns28 career solo tacklesCollege: TulaneDrafted by: CHIDraft pick: 44Jersey: 222 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 2008Most recent: Dec 24, 2017

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history