Saquon Barkley helped the Philadelphia Eagles advance to the NFC Championship Game in his first season in the City of Brotherly Love, and for the first time in his career. It did not take him long to reach the end zone in said contest.
On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles punched their ticket to Super Bowl LIX with a dominant 55-23 win over the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship. On their way to another NFC Championship trophy, Saquon Barkley tallied three touchdowns, including a 60-yard run on the Eagles' first offensive snap.
Tom Brady's LFG Player of the Game for the NFC Championship Game is Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley.
And it wasn't just the long touchdown run that really led to the love affair with Barkley. After a Dyami Brown fumble on Washington's second possession, it was Barkley who finally got his second carry on a goal-to-go situation and punched that in for another score.
If the Eagles can take down the Commanders on Sunday, Philadelphia star running back Saquon Barkley will earn an extra $250,000 thanks to an incentive in his contract, as shared b
Saquon Barkley cannot be stopped. As if watching Sunday’s NFC Championship game be played between the rival Eagles and Commanders wasn’t bad enough for Giants fans, they got yet another reminder of how much of a difference-maker their former running back is when he took a handoff on Philadelphia’s first play from scrimmage and ran it for a 60-yard touchdown,
Matthew Stafford threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Colby Parkinson with 2:48 left in the game to help pull the Rams within a score. Los Angeles forced the Eagles to go three and out on their next drive, but the Rams’ push to win the game ended at the Philadelphia 22-yard line.
Saquon Barkley is doing Saquon Barkley things in Sunday's NFC Championship game vs. the Washington Commanders.
Saquon Barkley's 3 touchdowns to help his Eagles make the Super Bowl were fun, but his biggest reaction to a score was when his backup, Will Shipley, made some personal history.
After the game, both Daniels and Barkley linked up for a postgame handshake. On Wednesday, the NFL released a video of Daniels' mic'd up in the conference championship, revealing Barkley's message to the rookie. "Keep going," Barkley said before the rest of his message was bleeped out.