Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley powered his side against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, vindicating coach Nick Sirianni's decision to rest him last in the season
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley was denied the chance to break the NFL rushing record after being rested in the last week of the regular season.
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni explained all the elements of those long Saquon Barkley touchdown runs that might not be obvious.
Barkley emerged from the bye rushing for 176 yards and a touchdown in Week 6 and went on to deliver an MVP-caliber season. He topped the 100-yard mark in nine of his 11 post-bye regular-season games and finished with 2,005 rushing yards.
The Philadelphia Eagles held off the Los Angeles Rams, and Nick Sirianni had a championship reaction to the Divisional Round win.
Verse ran his mouth last week, saying how much he hates Eagles fans. That stems from the way the Philadelphia faithful showed up to the Eagles-Rams game out West back in November. Hey, pal. That was a Rams home game. Eagles fans were doing their job traveling for their team and creating a great environment for the Birds on the road.
Saquon Barkley was rested in the final week of the regular NFL season by his coach Nick Sirianni, and Terry Bradshaw criticised the decision.
Neither snow, nor rain, nor gloom of night could keep the Eagles from reaching their destiny. As it turns out, their destiny is the NFC championship game. They’ve been piloted there for the second time in three seasons,
Winners and losers from the Eagles' wild divisional-round win â€” key plays, standout performances, and moments that saved their season.
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.
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni joined Bill Belichick and Andy Reid territory with the win over the Los Angeles Rams.