A week after setting a new career-high for rushing yardage in a playoff game, Saquon Barkley found a way to up his game once again. Barkley rushed for 205 yards and had two touchdown runs over 60 yards as he and the Philadelphia Eagles managed to pull away and hold on for a 28-22 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Round on Sunday afternoon in a snowy Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
“The elements was great, but the atmosphere was even better,” Barkley said in postgame interview. “Our fans were amazing. That was a close one, but that’s playoff football. And at the end of the day, we got the job done.”
Barkley broke free for a 62-yard touchdown late in the first quarter to give the Eagles a 13-7 lead. In the fourth quarter, Barkley again broke loose for a 78-yard field goal that put the Eagles up 28-15. That proved to be the game-winning score as the Rams put together a quick answer on the ensuing possession and had a chance to take the lead in the final minute of the game.
Barkley’s 205 yards eclipsed his most recent playoff-best of 199 rushing yards from last week’s wild-card round victory over the Green Bay Packers. Barkley played in two playoff games with the New York Giants in the 2022 season but rushed for 114 combined yards.
The Rams are likely going to be having nightmares about Barkley all offseason. It was against the Rams that Barkley exploded for his career-high 255 rushing yards in a Sunday Night Football matchup.
Barkley and the Eagles are now one win away from a trip to the Super Bowl. Their next opponent will be the division rival Washington Commanders, who stunned the Detroit Lions on Saturday night. Barkley rushed for 146 yards when the Eagles hosted the Commanders earlier this season and then 150 yards in the most recent meeting between the two division rivals. Barkley rushed for two touchdowns in each game, which were split between the Eagles and Commanders (the home team won each game).
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