Saquon Barkley has made Eagles and NFL history, going over the 2,000-yard rushing mark in the Week 17 game against the Dallas Cowboys.
Barkley exited the blowout win with 31 carries for 167 yards (5.6 avg), and he’s within 100 yards of Eric Dickerson’s single-season NFL rushing record (2,105) set in 1984.
Saquon Barkley is just the 9th player in NFL history to reach 2,000+ rushing yards‼️@saquon | #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/3o7SCoMWO0
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) December 29, 2024
Barkley shattered LeSean McCoy’s single-season rushing record (1,607) set in 2013 for Philadelphia, and he’s the first Eagles running back to eclipse 1,900 yards rushing in a season.
The next few days will spent with experts, pundits, and analysts breaking down whether Philadelphia should chase the record or rest their starters and prepare to face the Commanders in the Wild Card.
Here’s the national reaction to his feat.
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Covering next weeks game against the Giants. All we care about is are we going for the RUSHING RECORD(2105). #FlyEaglesFly #Saquon2K #PoundTown💪🏽 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/jpefv9iEH9
— Ike Reese (@Ike58Reese) December 29, 2024
A legendary season by a legendary player. https://t.co/0yuYYg2TSN
— Tucker Bagley (@TBagleySports) December 29, 2024
Legend. https://t.co/fNmJUzUGo7 pic.twitter.com/F4yVfIyfoA
— SPORTSRADIO 94WIP (@SportsRadioWIP) December 29, 2024
The Eagles magic number to clinch the NFC East is 0.pic.twitter.com/v8Z839tAXY
— Dan Wilson (@dan_wilson4) December 29, 2024
NFL running backs to rush for 2,000 rushing yards:
◽️O.J. Simpson – 1973
◽️Eric Dickerson – 1984
◽️Barry Sanders – 1997
◽️Terrell Davis – 1998
◽️Jamal Lewis – 2003
◽️Chris Johnson – 2009
◽️Adrian Peterson – 2012
◽️Derrick Henry – 2020
◽️Saquon Barkley – 2024 pic.twitter.com/oKw2shrtOz— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) December 29, 2024
