Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 1, Pk 27
- College
- Florida
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 1, Pk 27
- College
- Florida
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 116
- CAR
- 1,515
- YDS
- 6,166
- AVG
- 4.1
- TD
- 51
- LNG
- 80
- FD
- 108
- FUM
- 7
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CAR, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 50+ CAR; AVG: 4+ games, 100+ CAR; LNG, FD: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  CHI | 14 | 35 | 146 | 4.2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | CHI | 11 | 129 | 586 | 4.5 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | CHI | 16 | 249 | 1,106 | 4.4 | 12 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | CHI | 16 | 274 | 1,275 | 4.7 | 11 | 73 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | CHI | 15 | 260 | 1,078 | 4.1 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | CHI | 13 | 210 | 747 | 3.6 | 6 | 42 | 41 | 0 |
| 1992 | CHI | 16 | 156 | 582 | 3.7 | 5 | 49 | 34 | 5 |
| 1993 | CHI | 15 | 202 | 646 | 3.2 | 4 | 45 | 33 | 2 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 6
- CAR
- 81
- YDS
- 279
- AVG
- 3.4
- TD
- 1
- LNG
- 23
- FD
- 0
- FUM
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 116
- CAR
- 13.1
- YDS
- 53.2
- AVG
- 4.1
- TD
- 0.4
- LNG
- 80
- FD
- 0.9
- FUM
- 0.1
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CHI | 14 | 2.5 | 10.4 | 4.2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | CHI | 11 | 11.7 | 53.3 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | CHI | 16 | 15.6 | 69.1 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | CHI | 16 | 17.1 | 79.7 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 73 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | CHI | 15 | 17.3 | 71.9 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | CHI | 13 | 16.2 | 57.5 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 42 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 1992 | CHI | 16 | 9.8 | 36.4 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 49 | 2.1 | 0.3 |
| 1993 | CHI | 15 | 13.5 | 43.1 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 45 | 2.2 | 0.1 |
What were Neal Anderson's career stats?
Neal Anderson played 8 seasons for the Bears. He had 1,515 carries for 6,166 yards, 302 catches for 2,763 yards and scored 71 touchdowns. His best season was 1989: 1,275 rushing yards, 11 rushing touchdowns and 4.7 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
8 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1986 to 1993
All-time career rank
- 70th in rushing yards (6,166)
- 67th in rushing touchdowns (51)
Among the 2,691 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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