PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Saquon Barkley set the Philadelphia Eagles’ single-season rushing record on a 9-yard run in the fourth quarter against Carolina on Sunday. Barkley needed 13 games to break LeSean McCoy’s record of 1,607 yards set in 2013.
PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley set the Philadelphia Eagles’ single-season rushing record on a 9-yard run in the fourth quarter against Carolina on Sunday.
Barkley also maintained his pace to break Eric Dickerson’s NFL single-season rushing mark of 2,105 yards, set in 1984 with the Los Angeles Rams. Barkley was expected to set the mark against the Panthers, who entered Week 14 ranked 32nd in the league against the run and last week allowed Tampa Bay’s Bucky Irving to run for a career-high 152 yards.Barkley has a franchise-record nine 100-yard rushing games in a season. Entering Sunday, he also led the league with four rushing touchdowns of 25-plus yards this season.
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