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Eagles sit Barkley in season finale and end chance at NFL rushing record
Saquon Barkley was inactive Sunday for the Philadelphia Eagles, denying the running back his chance at breaking Eric Dickerson’s NFL single-season rushing record.
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Saquon Barkley is not playing against the Giants, and his season ends with 2,005 rushing yards, 100 shy of Eric Dickerson's NFL single-season record.
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Barkley let the decision come down to the Eagles. They decided to rest him for the Week 18 finale against the New York Giants, as Barkley will end his season with 2,005 yards -- 101 shy of breaking Dickerson's 40-year old record.
Eagles will rest Saquon Barkley, leaving chase for NFL history incomplete
The Eagles are resting Barkley and their starters because the team is locked into the no. 2 seed in the NFC playoff field with nothing to gain or lose as a result of Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Giants. The Eagles will host the Green Bay Packers or the Washington Commanders in the NFC Wild Card round next week.
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Why the Eagles won't let Saquon Barkley set a new NFL rushing record
Barkley currently sits at 2,005 yards, meaning he’d need just 101 more to eclipse Dickerson. Adding to the drama, Barkley played for the woeful Giants for six seasons before his former team allowed him to walk away from New York in the spring.
Saquon Barkley and family react to Eagles sitting him with chance to break NFL rushing record
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Eric Dickerson called Saquon Barkley and said he wished the Eagles running back got a shot to break his record
Eric Dickerson was not quiet about the fact that he didn’t want Saquon Barkley to break his record. Dickerson’s single-season rushing yards record has stood for 40 years, and entering Week 18, Barkley was just 101 yards away from eclipsing Dickerson’s 2,
Saquon Barkley is first Penn State player to win NFL rushing title
Barkley ended his historic season with 2,005 rushing yards in his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles. Barkley is the first Eagles player and the first Penn State product to lead the NFL in rushing yards in a single season.
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Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson raised eyebrows and attracted some criticism when he admitted in December he didn't want Saquon Barkley of the Philadelphia Eagles to break the single-season record of 2,105 rushing yards that Dickerson set in 1984.
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