Relive Sayers’ record-tying 6 TDs vs. 49ers

Gale Sayers tied an NFL record with six touchdowns on Dec. 12, 1965, almost 50 years ago to the day. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

Records are meant to be broken, but there’s one in particular that hasn’t been matched for half a century.

Nearly fifty years ago, legendary Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers tied an NFL record with six touchdowns against the San Francisco 49ers.

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Sayers went on to win the NFL Rookie of the Year in 1965.

The only other players who have scored six touchdowns in a single game are Ernie Nevers of the Chicago Cardinals in 1929 and Dub Jones of the Cleveland Browns in 1951.

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