continued to be a beacon of light in an otherwise bleak season for the Bears, rushing for 90 yards and one touchdown in Sunday's 30-27 loss to the Packers.
In the process, the fifth-round pick from Indiana became the fifth rookie and 12th player overall in Bears history to run for at least 1,000 yards in a season. After not playing in the opener, Howard has rushed for 1,059 yards and six TDs on 211 carries in 13 games this season.
Howard ties Anthony Thomas for the third fastest Bears player to accomplish the feat, trailing only Beattie Feathers (11 games) and Matt Forte (12) and reaching that plateau quicker than Hall of Famers Gale Sayers (16) and Walter Payton (17).