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Barkley had a good chance at an iconic NFL record in the Eagles' season finale. He was exactly 100 yards behind Eric Dickerson's record of 2,105 yards, set in 1984. Barkley admitted he wanted a shot at it, but he went along with head coach Nick Sirianni's decision to rest all starters in Week 18.
The Chiefs opened as 1.5-point favorites against the Eagles for the Super Bowl, setting fans up for a rematch of Super Bowl 57.
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.
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.
Former Penn State running back Saquon Barkley is having a career year in his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles, becoming just the ninth player in NFL history to amass 2,000 rushing yards in a season.
The last running back to win Super Bowl MVP was Terrell Davis in 1998. Oddsmakers expect that drought to end in 2025 if the Philadelphia Eagles are somehow able to topple the Kansas City Chiefs in their bid for a three-peat.
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.
Saquon Barkley is only the fifth different player in NFL history to lead the league in rushing yards and reach the Super Bowl. This is the Morning Coffee for Thursday January 30th, 2025.
Saquon Barkley's first conversations with Eagles brass and his family were about playing games like the one on Sunday, where trophies are won and the Lombardi is in reach.
Patrick Mahomes is roughly an even-money favorite to win Super Bowl MVP. Saquon Barkley is second ahead of Jalen Hurts.