So yeah, Barkley winning the Super Bowl with the Eagles — while preventing this Chiefs dynasty from accomplishing one of the greatest feats in professional sports history — would be a fitting end to the Giants’ brutal 2024 season.
Saquon Barkley, a 2,000-yard wonder and creator of inconceivable feats, is the personification of a damn good deal. He doesn’t rank among the top 10 highest-paid Philadelphia Eagles. He sits 11th, in both total contract value and average annual salary,
Saquon Barkley is already in the record books thanks to his illustrious debut for the Philadelphia Eagles, becoming just the ninth player in NFL history to eclipse 2,000 rushing yards in a season this year.
But Saquon Barkley knew exactly what to do ... And he still only got about 61 percent of the vote (Colts quarterback Peyton Manning got the rest). That figures to be a significant obstacle ...
The Chiefs are in the Super Bowl for the fifth time in six seasons after beating the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in the AFC Championship game. They're trying to become the first team to three-peat in the 59-year history of the Super Bowl.
55: Points scored. The most in a playoff game since the Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Miami Dolphins 62-7 in a divisional-round game on Jan. 15, 2000. It’s also the second-most in a playoff game in Eagles history, behind the 58 scored in a 58-37 win over the Detroit Lions in 1995.
Will Shipley, whom the Eagles took with the 127th overall pick, has had to play second fiddle to Barkley all season, but the rookie running back enjoyed a breakout game in the NFC Championship victory over the Washington Commanders, rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown.
Saquon Barkley continues his stellar debut season for the Eagles with three rushing scores to propel Philadelphia past Washington and into the Super Bowl.
Ahead of the Super Bowl, the NFL made a post to highlight Barkley's opening touchdown run. It proceeded to give the running back a new nickname because of the highlight: "First play Sa." "Call him first play Sa," the NFL wrote on X.
In his first conference championship game, Saquon Barkley had another terrific game to help Eagles crush the Commanders and reach the Super Bowl.
As the 2024 regular season wraps up, Jones-Drew laid out his rankings for the league's top running backs on NFL.com. Expected candidates like Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry led the charge at first and second respectively. Yet, Taylor didn't fall too far behind, as he was slotted in just outside the top five, coming in at number six.