Philadelphia Eagles working again Saquon Barkley joined one of the crucial elite golf equipment in NFL historical past Sunday when his juke by way of the left facet of Philadelphia’s offensive line made him solely the ninth participant to hurry for not less than 2,000 yards in a single season.
Barkley entered the Week 17 matchup with 1,838 yards, already a profession excessive by greater than 500 yards, and proceeded to gash Dallas for 167 yards on 31 carries, because the Eagles continued at hand the ball off to him understanding how shut he was to the two,000-yard threshold.
Now with 2,005 yards on the season, Barkley joins a choose group.:
- Eric Dickerson: 2,105 yards (1984)
- Adrian Peterson: 2,097 (2012)
- Jamal Lewis: 2,066 (2003)
- Barry Sanders 2,053 (1997)
- Derrick Henry 2,027 (2020)
- Terrell Davis 2,008 (1998)
- Chris Johnson 2,006 (2009)
- Saquon Barkley 2,005 (2024)
- O.J. Simpson 2,003 (1973)
And with one sport nonetheless to play within the common season, he’s 100 yards from breaking Dickerson’s document, which has endured for 40 years.
With Philadelphia having already clinched a playoff berth, the query is whether or not coach Nick Sirianni will wish to expose Barkley to extra put on and tear in pursuit of the document subsequent week or will relaxation him forward of the postseason.
In a poetic twist, Barkley would have the chance to interrupt the document subsequent week towards his former crew, the New York Giants. Nine months after the Giants allowed him to stroll in free company, he may rush previous them, proper into the document e-book.