Saquon Barkley leads a resurgent Philadelphia offense into Cincinnati on Sunday because the Eagles go to the Bengals in a matchup of two groups on the rise.
Barkley earned NFC offensive participant of the week honors with 176 yards dashing on 17 carries with a landing in a 28-3 rout of his former group, the New York Giants, final weekend in New Jersey.
Barkley ranks third within the NFL with 658 dashing yards, trailing solely the Baltimore Ravens’ Derrick Henry (873) and the San Francisco 49ers’ Jordan Mason (667).
Barkley’s whole is essentially the most ever by a Philadelphia working again by means of six video games. He has three video games of a minimum of 100 yards dashing this season and is second in dashing yards per recreation (109.7), trailing solely Henry (124.7).
“Physique feels nice, able to go,” Barkley stated. “On this league, you do not maintain onto video games. I am extraordinarily vital of myself and I analyze myself as laborious as anybody, and when it is over and also you assessment the sport, you must transfer on. We have got Cincinnati subsequent and that is going to be a bodily recreation towards an excellent protection.”
The protection for Cincinnati (3-4) has stepped it up within the final two weeks, permitting simply 21 factors whole in highway wins over the Giants and Browns. In addition they held working backs Henry, Tyrone Tracy and Nick Chubb in test since getting their full complement of defensive linemen again wholesome during the last two weeks.
“He is very, very elusive and nonetheless robust when he runs, too, which is why he is an incredible again,” Cincinnati defensive finish Joseph Ossai stated. “He is not only a shifty again who depends primarily on elusiveness. He may also stick his foot within the floor, run by means of you and be elusive. And shortly as his ft hit the bottom, he is nonetheless working and he is going vertical and doing what he must do. So, we have to get 11 hats on the ball, and that may handle that.”
Philadelphia’s protection has not allowed a landing in back-to-back video games, a feat not achieved because the 2017 season. It is the longest streak within the NFL since New England turned the trick within the first three video games of the 2019.
Philadelphia (4-2) can also be simply the fourth NFL protection since 2000 to file a minimum of 5 sacks whereas permitting 250 or fewer yards and no offensive touchdowns in consecutive video games, becoming a member of the 2019 Patriots, 2014 Rams and 2000 Saints.
Cincinnati had a participant garner weekly honors as effectively. Charlie Jones was named the AFC particular groups participant of the week together with his 100-yard kickoff return towards the Browns to open the sport. Jones joined Lemar Parrish as the one gamers in franchise historical past with each a punt return and kickoff return for a landing.
“I assumed that was a vital play within the recreation,” Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor stated. “We did not rating within the first half on offense, so to have the 7-6 lead due to an enormous particular groups play allowed us simply to hold in and eventually discover our groove within the third quarter. It was actually the play of the sport, finally.”
“That is what you must do,” Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow stated. “Nice groups discover methods to win. I believe now we have an opportunity to be an incredible group. We’re not that but, however there’s quite a lot of season left to play.”
The Bengals are hopeful security Geno Stone (shin) and beginning left deal with Orlando Brown Jr. (proper knee) can play this week after sustaining accidents towards Cleveland.
The Bengals have by no means misplaced to Philadelphia in Cincinnati, going 4-0-1.
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