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Eagles' Saquon Barkley Becomes First Player in 47 Years To Complete NFL Feat

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Rex Villas | Last updated Nov 25, 2024 6:04 AM ET

Saquon Barkley continues to be the gift that keeps on giving for the Philadelphia Eagles. On Sunday, Barkley astounded everyone with an electric performance in a road game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.

The 27-year-old Barkley almost singlehandedly carried the Eagles to a 37-20 victory over Matthew Stafford and company, as he compiled a total of 255 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries. Not only that, but Barkley also caught all four balls off passes from Jalen Hurts for 47 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Barkley has been spoiling the Eagles with explosive performances in the 2024 NFL season. His eruption in the Rams game was just another day in the office for the former Penn State Nittany Lions star, who just a week before recorded 146 rushing yards and two touchdowns to go with 52 receiving yards in a 26-18 win at home versus the Washington Commanders.

That means that in his last two games, Barkley has come up with exactly 500 yards from scrimmage.

According to OptaSTATS, Barkley became just the first player in the NFL in nearly 50 years to have that many yards from scrimmage over a two-game stretch.

After 11 games in the 2024 NFL season, Barkley has garnered 1,392 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns on 223 carries with 257 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 27 catches.

The work is not done yet for Barkley and the Eagles, who can continue their winning ways in Week 13 versus the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium in Maryland.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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