In Roob’s Observations: The Saquon show continues as Eagles take down Rams

In Roob’s Observations: The Saquon show continues as Eagles take down Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

Saquon Barkley is a god.

Howie Roseman is a genius.

The Giants are morons.

That could be the entire 10 Observations off this game.

The 1st-place Eagles made it seven wins in a row Sunday night with a 37-20 win over the Rams Sunday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.

They’re now 9-2, tied with the Bills and Vikings for the 3rd-best record in the NFL, behind the 10-1 Chiefs and 10-1 Lions. They haven’t lost since September.

This is a great team that keeps getting better. Watch out, Lions.

1. Let’s have a conversation about Saquon Barkley. I’m out of adjectives to describe what he’s doing. Completely bat-bleep preposterous. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, he opens the third quarter of a one-possession game with a 70-yard touchdown run and then follows that with a 72-yarder to put the game away in the fourth quarter. Barkley is the sixth player in NFL history with two 70-yard touchdown runs in the same game. He was astonishing Sunday night. He finished with a franchise-record 255 rushing yards – and 302 scrimmage yards — 9th-most in NFL history. Wilbert Montgomery was incredible when he was healthy. Brian Westbrook was amazing. LeSean McCoy may be a Hall of Famer. But I’ve never seen anything like what Barkley is doing. He isn’t just having one of the best seasons ever by an Eagles running back, he’s having one of the best seasons ever by any running back. He’s now up to a career-high 1,392 rushing yards … with six games to go. His career high was 1,312 two years ago with the Giants. If people aren’t considering him as a serious MVP candidate because he’s not a quarterback, they’re clueless. He’s the best player I’ve ever seen, dangit.

2. This defense is just absurd. Absurd. Probably won’t get the attention they deserve because of No. 26, but they just shut down this high-flying Rams offense, holding…

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