It did not take lengthy for the Philadelphia Eagles to select up the place they left off on their dominant offensive displaying within the first half in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams on “Sunday Night time Soccer.”
Actually on the primary play from scrimmage firstly of the third quarter, operating again Saquon Barkley took the ball 70 yards to the home to increase Philadelphia’s result in 20-7.
Barkley made a easy head faux and lower to his proper as he bought to the second degree of the protection, turning on the jets to beat 4 Rams in pursuit down the sideline.
The explosive run gave him a whopping 143 dashing yards on the evening with the entire second half forward.
Philadelphia (8-2) is trying to put distance between itself and the division rival Washington Commanders (7-5), setting itself as much as clinch the NFC East within the subsequent few weeks.
Barkley entered Week 12 with the second-most rushing yards within the league (1,137), trailing solely Baltimore’s Derrick Henry (1,185).
He’ll exit Sunday’s contest within the lead, however Henry may have his alternative to reply on “Monday Night time Soccer” in opposition to the Los Angeles Chargers.
Barkley has by no means completed a season because the league’s main rusher however is effectively on tempo to interrupt his career high (1,312 yards in 2022).