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.
He kept taking sack after sack and by the time the game was over Jalen Hurts had thrown just 20 passes and been sacked seven times. Which is the most sacks in NFL postseason history by a quarterback throwing only 20 times.
The Philadelphia Eagles held off the Los Angeles Rams, and Nick Sirianni had a championship reaction to the Divisional Round win.
Saquon Barkley was rested in the final week of the regular NFL season by his coach Nick Sirianni, and Terry Bradshaw criticised the decision.
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.
We’re looking at the highest and lowest graded players in the Philadelphia Eagles 28-22 win over the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round
From Whitehall High School to the NFL, teammates of Saquon Barkley are left in awe of his ability and motivated by his selflessness.
Sunday, 3 p.m. EST, FOX 43 (WVBT) BetMGM NFL Odds: Eagles by 6 Against the spread: Washington 12-6-1; Philadelphia 12-6-1 Series record: Washington leads