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The most insane collection of Saquon Barkley stats ever assembled originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Saquon Barkley had more touchdown runs of at least 70 yards Sunday night than Hall of Famers Terrell Davis, Walter Payton, Eric Dickerson, Emmitt Smith, Thurman Thomas, John Riggins, Marcus Allen and Gale Sayers had … IN THEIR CAREERS.
Barkley turned in one of the greatest performances by a running back in NFL history Sunday night in the Eagles’ 37-20 win over the Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.
And we have the stats to prove it.
1. Two 70-yard TDs: Barkley became only the sixth player in NFL history with multiple TD runs of at least 70 yards in the same game and the first to do it in a second half. The only other players with two 70-yarders in the same game are Hall of Famers Barry Sanders and Lenny Moore, plus Maurice Jones-Drew, Frank Gore and Frenchy Fuqua. Among the Hall of Famers who never had a single 70-yard TD run in their entire career are Edgerrin James, Marcus Allen, John Riggins, Larry Csonka and Gale Sayers. Barkley had two in the second half.
2.He’s already rushed for nearly 1,400 yards: Barkley’s 1,392 rushing yards are 8th-most in NFL history through 11 games, and his 6.2 rushing average is 3rd-highest of those eight backs, behind only Jim Brown in 1963 and Chris Johnson in 2009. Only Barkley and Brown 61 years ago have had 1,300 rushing yards, a 6.2 average and 10 rushing TDs through 11 games. Barkley has 314 more rushing yards than anybody else in Eagles history after 11 games. Wilbert Montgomery had 1,078 in 1979. Barkley already has the 5th-most rushing yards in Eagles history with six games remaining. He needs 216 the rest of the year to pass LeSean McCoy, who set the franchise record of 1,607 in 16 games in 2013. At his current pace, he’ll catch Shady on Thursday.
3. One of the greatest starts ever: Barkley’s 1,649 scrimmage yards are 10th -most in NFL history through 11 games, and he’s only the eighth player…
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Publish date : 2024-11-25 15:15:00
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