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Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 11/25/24.
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In Roob’s Observations: The Saquon show continues as Eagles take down Rams - NBCSP
1. Let’s have a conversation about Saquon Barkley. I’m out of adjectives to describe what he’s doing. Completely bat-bleep preposterous. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, he opens the third quarter of a one-possession game with a 70-yard touchdown run and then follows that with a 72-yarder to put the game away in the fourth quarter. Barkley is the sixth player in NFL history with two 70-yard touchdown runs in the same game. He was astonishing Sunday night. He finished with a franchise-record 255 rushing yards – and 302 scrimmage yards — 9th-most in NFL history. Wilbert Montgomery was incredible when he was healthy. Brian Westbrook was amazing. LeSean McCoy may be a Hall of Famer. But I’ve never seen anything like what Barkley is doing. He isn’t just having one of the best seasons ever by an Eagles running back, he’s having one of the best seasons ever by any running back. He’s now up to a career-high 1,392 rushing yards … with six games to go. His career high was 1,312 two years ago with the Giants. If people aren’t considering him as a serious MVP candidate because he’s not a quarterback, they’re clueless. He’s the best player I’ve ever seen, dangit. [BLG Note: Roob’s been covering the Eagles for a long time. For him to say this is something.]
Saquon Barkley runs for Eagles-record 255 yards in win vs. Rams - ESPN
Saquon Barkley ran off the SoFi Stadium field Sunday night with two game balls under one arm and the other hand raised toward the sky as Philadelphia Eagles fans showered him with chants of “MVP!” If he keeps playing like this, he might just be the first running back since Adrian Peterson in 2012 to capture the award. Barkley had a career night in the Eagles’ 37-20 win over the Los Angeles Rams, posting 302 scrimmage yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns, both of which went for 70-plus yards. “He’s a different type of player,” Rams rookie outside linebacker Jared Verse said. “I’ve never seen a running back like that.”
2024 NFL season, Week 12: What We Learned from Sunday’s games - NFL.com
Saquon, Eagles run roughshod over Rams. Who knew the fountain of youth was located in Philly? Saquon Barkley perhaps, as the seventh-year pro’s first season with the Eagles has fast become the best in his decorated career, accentuated by one of the finest rushing performances in NFL chronicle on Sunday night. The two-time Pro Bowler ran for an Eagles franchise-record 255 yards on 26 carries, with a pair of 70-plus-yard touchdowns included. All told, he had 302 scrimmage yards, becoming just the 12th NFL player to eclipse 300 scrimmage yards in a game. Barkley had a solid 73 rushing yards in the first half before he almost equaled that output...
