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Glenn Erby

Eagles RB Saquon Barkley named NFC Offensive Player of the Week

Saquon Barkley has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the third time this season.

Barkley’s latest honor comes after he logged  27 carries for 159 yards and a touchdown. He also had three receptions for 40 yards and a score as Philadelphia continued their hot streak on offense.

Barkley scored on a 20-yard touchdown catch, but his most impressive play of the season may have been this short pass from Jalen Hurts that Philadelphia turned into a dazzling gain. The most important aspect of the catch-and-run was Barkley pulling off a 180-degree backward hurdle over a Jaguars defender for a first down.

Barkley put the Eagles up 17-0 with a 19-yard touchdown run.

Barkley had 199 yards from scrimmage on Sunday and has 1,071 yards this year — the most ever by an Eagles player through the first eight games of the season in franchise history.

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