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Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 11/19/24.
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Inside RB Saquon Barkley’s contract incentives with Eagles - NFL.com
When Saquon Barkley signed with the Eagles, he knew what he was getting — a stellar offensive line, a chance to for a playoff run ... and maybe a vultured touchdown or two. In fact, while Barkley is on his way to a career year, poised to eclipse the 1,312 yards he rushed for in 2022, he “only” has eight TDs — thanks in part to the tush push. Interestingly, as sources explained this week, Barkley’s three-year, $37.8 million contract planned for this exact experience by having a grand total of zero dollars in incentives based on touchdowns. With good reason. According to NFL Research, Barkley has been tackled at the 1- or 2-yard line 11 times this season, most in the NFL. Many of those end up as Jalen Hurts scores, which doesn’t hurt Barkley’s bottom line.
Why does Saquon Barkley turn into Superman at halftime? - NBCSP
Barkley is enjoying an all-pro-caliber season in his first year with the Eagles, and with seven games left in the season he’s on pace to shatter a bunch of franchise records and rack up a host of postseason awards. He leads the NFL with 113 rushing yards per game, five more than Derrick Henry, and his 5.8 average is just behind Henry’s 6.0. But the crazy thing about his season is that Barkley never seems to get going until the second half. And in some cases – like Thursday night against Washington – not until the fourth quarter.
10 takeaways from NFL Week 11 - BGN
1 - The Eagles’ defense against the Rams’ offense should be a good matchup. Vic Fangio’s defense has been pretty awesome since the Eagles’ Week 5 bye; his unit has allowed just 11.3 points per game and 190 total yards per game since then. That defense will be tested by a Los Angeles Rams offense that’s averaging 24.8 points per game and 370.3 yards per game since Puka Nacua returned to the starting lineup in Week 8. Granted, it was against the New England Patriots, but Matthew Stafford is coming off his best game of the season. The 36-year-old completed 66.7% of his passes for 295 yards (10.9 average), 4 TD, 0 INT, and a 142.7 passer rating. Stafford’s only taken four sacks (all in Week 10) over the past four weeks. He has the third-fastest average time to throw this season at 2.62 seconds. We saw the Eagles struggle with quick releases when they faced the Tampa Bay Buccaneers back in Week 4.
Mailbag: Can the Eagles catch the Lions for the 1 seed in the NFC? - PhillyVoice
Question from @aerelorn: Based on the remaining Lions/Eagles schedules, what do you think are the chances of passing them for the 1 seed? [...] In my opinion, each team has 4 hard games remaining. The difference is that three of...
