Saquon Barkley dashed through the snow for touchdown runs of 78 and 62 yards and finished with 205 yards rushing, Jalen Hurts had a 44-yard scoring run and the Philadelphia Eagles held on against the Los Angeles Rams 28-22 to advance to the NFC championship game for the second time in three seasons.
The Philadelphia Eagles running back has been one of the best players in the league this season and he showed up big versus the Rams in the playoffs.
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.
Saquon Barkley scored two touchdowns, including one in the fourth quarter, as the Eagles beat the Rams, 28-22, to advance in the NFL playoffs.
Saquon Barkley electrified The Linc on Sunday, dashing through the snow for over 200 yards and two touchdowns in the Eagles playoff win over the Rams.
The Philadelphia Eagles are moving onto the NFC championship thanks to some late-game heroics from star running back Saquon Barkley in Sunday’s 28-22 divisional round win over the Los Angeles Rams.
Saquon Barkley won’t win the MVP award, but it’s hard to argue that he’s not the NFL’s real MVP this season.
In the Eagles’ 28-22 victory over the Los Angeles Rams, Barkley totaled 26 carries for 205 rushing yards and two touchdowns, both of which were long runs of 62 and 78 yards. His second rushing score proved to be the game-winning touchdown to lift the Eagles to their second playoff win of the year and book a spot in the NFC title game.
Saquon Barkley didn't get an opportunity to break Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record, but he's inching closer to a different historical mark.
Matthew Stafford threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Colby Parkinson with 2:48 left in the game to help pull the Rams within a score. Los Angeles forced the Eagles to go three and out on their next drive, but the Rams’ push to win the game ended at the Philadelphia 22-yard line.
Barkley's two touchdowns and 205 rushing yards put the Eagles in the NFC Championship Game for the second time in the last three seasons.