Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley made NFL history on Sunday by rushing for 167 yards in Philly’s 41-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys.
That brought Barkley’s season-long rushing total to 2,005 yards, making him just the ninth player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season.
With one game remaining, Barkley is just 101 yards away from breaking Eric Dickerson’s single-season all-time rushing record (2,105 yards in 1984).
Barkley joins Eric Dickerson (2,105 yards), Adrian Peterson (2,097 yards), Jamal Lewis (2,066 yards), Barry Sanders (2,053 yards), Derrick Henry (2,027 yards), Terrell Davis (2,008 yards), Chris Johnson (2,006 yards) and O.J. Simpson (2,003 yards) in the NFL’s 2,000 Yard Club.
NFL 2,000 Yard Rushers
- Eric Dickerson (2,105 yards)
- Adrian Peterson (2,097 yards)
- Jamal Lewis (2,066 yards)
- Barry Sanders (2,053 yards)
- Derrick Henry (2,027 yards)
- Terrell Davis (2,008 yards)
- Chris Johnson (2,006 yards)
- Saquon Barkley (2,005 yards)
- O.J. Simpson (2,003 yards)
Davis took to Twitter/X on Sunday to welcome to Barkley to the 2K Club.
Congrats @saquon . Welcome to the 2k club as the 9th member! #nfl #2k #saquon @nfl
— Terrell Davis (@Terrell_Davis) December 29, 2024
Sanders also welcomed Barkley:
This is why fans should love @saquon – Congrats young man! Welcome to the #2KClub https://t.co/pnmWoQEd1k
— Barry Sanders (@BarrySanders) December 29, 2024
As did Johnson:
@saquon congrats welcome to the 2k club
— Chris Johnson (@ChrisJohnson28) December 29, 2024
Davis, 52, played for the Denver Broncos from 1995-2002. A two-time Super Bowl champion, one-time NFL MVP and one-time Super Bowl MVP, Davis was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017.
