Before Jordan Mailata was garnering praise for his football prowess, he was tearing things up on an entirely different playing surface - the rugby pitch.

Running backs matter again, and Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley is leading that charge. The Eagles are heading to the NFC Championship Game after pulling away late over the Los Angeles Rams in snowy conditions on Sunday.

Saquon Barkley powered the Eagles' offense all day, but it was his two long touchdown scampers that proved the difference in the win over the Rams.

Neither freezing rain, sleet or snow is stopping Eagles left tackle Jordan Mailata from his normal gameday preparations.

Saquon Barkley rushes for more than 200 yards against the Rams again as the Eagles advance to the NFC championship game against the Commanders.

With the stakes high and the snowfall heavy, Saquon Barkley gave the Eagles a playoff performance for the ages.

Instant grades on the Eagles’ performance in a 28-22 win over the Los Angeles Rams: Quarterback: C+ Jalen Hurtsdidn’t turn the ball over — although a safety essentially acted as one — and he was relatively efficient as a passer in difficult,

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Jordan Mailata wins Best Offensive Lineman - PFF A former seventh-round pick and rugby star, the Philadelphia Eagles‘s Jordan Mailata had never played a single snap of football before 2018. Now, he stands among the NFL’s elite,

That's because Hurts went down in a tie game late in the third quarter when he was sacked by Jaylen McCullough at the Rams' 27-yard line. Hurts was slow to get up and was limping. He stayed in the game and handed off to Barkley on third down.

Saquon Barkley keeps finding ways to rewrite the record book, and more importantly keeps finding ways to carry the Eagles on his back.