The Philadelphia Eagles faced the Pittsburgh Steelers in what was one of the most pivotal games in Week 15. Ultimately, the Eagles prevailed 27-13, advancing to 12-2 on the season and continuing a now 10 win streak. However, while winning is important, so is Saquon Barkley potentially setting records this season. There might be a problem with that, though, as he left the game early.
“I’m not going to go too much into that, but the guys stepped up big, Kenny was able to make some big plays for us and I was able to tough it out,” said Barkley according to EJ Smith of the Philadelphia Inquirer. In addition to not expanding on it, he did say he is “dealing with a little something.”
Barkley finished the game with 19 carries for just 65 yards. On the season, he now has 285 attempts for 1,688 yards and 11 touchdowns. The record Barkley is looking to break is the single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards set by Eric Dickerson in 1984. In order to beat that, he would need to average 140 yards per game over the team’s remaining three games. Prior to Week 15, he was on pace to break the record. However, due to the lackluster performance, he is on pace for just about 2,050 yards and not the record.
