With each breakaway run, 100-yard efficiency and multi-touchdown recreation, Saquon Barkley introduced the Philadelphia Eagles nearer to Tremendous Bowl LIX.
And every time, Barkley charged nearer to NFL historical past.
It’s no secret Barkley delivered a season for the ages in his first 12 months with Philly, however a better take a look at his numbers reveals simply how dominant the generational operating again has been.
It was lower than a 12 months in the past that Barkley, 27, joined the Eagles as a free agent, abandoning a Giants group that declined to make use of the 2024 franchise tag on him and did not signal him long-term.
However Barkley is already probably the most influential gamers in Eagles historical past, and all that’s lacking from his all-time-great season is a win this Sunday towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in New Orleans.
Right here’s a take a look at Barkley by the numbers:
$37.75 million: That’s how a lot Barkley’s three-year contract with the Eagles is value, although incentives and escalators can increase the whole worth to $46.75 million. The Eagles gave Barkley $26 million in ensures. It’s wanting like a cut price now.
2,005: With 2,005 speeding yards within the common season, Barkley grew to become the ninth participant in NFL historical past to eclipse 2,000 yards. And he did it 16 video games.
101: Barkley was 101 yards away from breaking Eric Dickerson’s single-season speeding document of two,105 yards in 1984, however the Eagles opted to relaxation him and different starters in an inconsequential Week 18 win over the Giants.
30: Barkley can nonetheless make single-season historical past, although. He’s 30 yards away from setting the document for complete speeding yards over a daily season and postseason. The present mark belongs to Denver Broncos nice Terrell Davis, who totaled 2,476 yards through the 1998 common season and playoffs.
169: That’s what number of yards Barkley would wish to run for Sunday to set the single-postseason speeding document. His 442 speeding yards by three video games are already the seventh most in a single playoff run. The document belongs to Washington’s John Riggins, who rushed for 610 yards through the 1982 postseason.
3: That’s all of the yardage Barkley wants from scrimmage Sunday to set the single-season scrimmage-yards document, together with the playoffs. He’s totaled 2,760 speeding and receiving yards thus far, barely behind Davis’ document of two,762 in 1998.
2: Barkley is considered one of two gamers to hurry for 400 yards and 5 touchdowns in a single postseason. The opposite is Davis, who achieved the feat through the 1997 playoffs with 581 speeding yards and eight touchdowns.
7: Barkley already set a second with seven speeding touchdowns of 60-plus yards this 12 months, together with the playoffs. Three of these runs have come through the postseason.
4: Barkley received NFC Offensive Participant of the Week 4 occasions through the common season — eclipsing the three such honors he earned throughout his six years with the Giants.
101.8: The Chiefs boasted the NFL’s eighth-best run protection in 2024, surrendering solely 101.8 yards on the bottom per recreation. That unit has been shakier within the playoffs, nevertheless, permitting 148.0 yards per recreation, albeit in solely two video games.
147.3: Barkley is averaging simply shy of 150 speeding yards per recreation in these playoffs, up from the 125.3 he averaged through the common season.
7.9: Two video games in a row, Barkley averaged precisely 7.9 yards per carry. He ran for 205 yards on 26 carries towards the Los Angeles Rams within the divisional spherical, and 118 yards on 15 carries within the NFC Championship Sport towards the Washington Commanders.
28: That’s what number of years it’s been since a operating again received Tremendous Bowl MVP. Davis is the final to obtain the honour, doing so in 1998. Solely seven operating backs have received the award. If the Eagles win, Barkley may very properly be a part of this unique membership.
