Eagles running back Saquon Barkley became the ninth running back in NFL history to eclipse 2,000 yards in a single season.
He has 31 carries for 167 yards against the Cowboys today, giving him 2,003 for the season.
Barkley joins Eric Dickerson (NFL-record 2,105 yards with the Rams in 1984), O.J. Simpson (2,003 for the Bills in 1973), Adrian Peterson (2,097 with Minnesota in 2012), Jamal Lewis (2,066 with Baltimore in 2003), Barry Sanders (2,053 with Detroit in 1997), Derrick Henry (2027 with Tennessee in 2020), Terrell Davis (2,008 with Denver in 1998) and Chris Johnson (2,006 with Tennessee in 2009) in the elite 2,000 club.
His 23-yard run 10:49 remaining put him over 2,000 rushing yards and prompted coach Nick Sirianni to call timeout to honor Barkley, who ran off the field to a standing ovation. It likely was Barkley’s final carry of the day.
Barkley now needs 101 yards to pass Dickerson, though the Eagles, with a 41-7 lead over the Cowboys today, will have nothing to play for next week.
