<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-saquon-barkley-defiant-take-blowing-game-commanders');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles’ Saquon Barkley drops defiant take after blowing game vs. Commanders');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Saquon-Barkley-drops-defiant-take-after-blowing-game-vs.-Commanders.jpg"></figure><h1>Eagles’ Saquon Barkley drops defiant take after blowing game vs. Commanders</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T06:55:26-08:00">December 23rd, 6:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T13:26:28-08:00">December 23rd, 1:26pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-nick-siriannis-sloppy-declaration-loss-commanders">Philadelphia Eagles’ incredible win streak was snapped on Sunday</a>, as Saquon Barkley and company suffered a 36-33 loss on the road at the hands of Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders.</p><p>Philly had won each of its last 10 outings heading into the meeting with the Commanders and looked as though it was going to extend that streak to 11 games when the Eagles ended the first quarter with a 14-point lead. Philadelphia also entered the fourth quarter ahead by 13 points.</p><p>However, the Eagles failed to stave off the Commanders in the final period, where Daniels passed for three touchdowns to lead Washington’s 22-point outburst in the quarter. Philadelphia, on the other hand, mustered just six points in the fourth quarter.</p><h2><b>Eagles star Saquon Barkley speaks up about loss to Commanders</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/a3588ffe-c13b-11ef-a955-0e0635d22f11.avif"><figcaption>Geoff Burke-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Even with Jalen Hurts exiting the game in the first quarter and not returning due to concussion, the Eagles dominated the Commanders before that brutal fourth period. Kenny <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-kenny-picketts-admission-running-offense-eagles-oc-kellen-moore">Pickett did an admirable job of keeping the Eagles’ offense steady</a> while the defense was fantastic as well. Philly even finished the game with five takeaways. The loss left Barkley frustrated, as his tremendous production was also <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43112051/eagles-jalen-hurts-ruled-suffering-concussion" rel="noopener">ultimately wasted because of the game’s result</a>.</p><p>“It sucks,” Barkley, said after the game, per Tim McManus of ESPN. “But at the end of the day, it is what it is. We’re going to go out there and we’re going to win every football game — that’s our mindset as a team. But at the same time, when we lose and we didn’t do what we wanted to accomplish, we’re not going to panic.”</p><p>Barkley also made it clear that his confidence in the Eagles remains high.</p><p>“We’ll leave it up to [the media] to go out there and write stories about us and say whatever you want to say but we’re going to stay locked in in this locker room and keep believing in each other and finish the season up strong.”</p><p>Barkley finished the Commanders game with 150 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries. He now has a total of 1,838 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns on 314 carries so far in his first season with the Eagles, who will next take on the Dallas Cowboys at home in Week 17.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eagles’ Saquon Barkley drops defiant take after blowing game vs. Commanders

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-saquon-barkley-latest-mvp-statement-with-68-yard-td-scamper');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles’ Saquon Barkley makes latest MVP statement with 68-yard TD scamper');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Eagles-news-Saquon-Barkley-makes-latest-MVP-statement-with-68-yard-TD-scamper.jpg"></figure><h1>Eagles’ Saquon Barkley makes latest MVP statement with 68-yard TD scamper</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T11:27:31-08:00">December 22nd, 11:27am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T11:27:31-08:00">December 22nd, 11:27am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday afternoon, the Philadelphia Eagles took the field <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/philadelphia-eagles-bold-predictions-for-week-16-vs-commanders">vs the Washington Commanders</a> on the road with a chance to win the NFC East in the process. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-reasons-nick-sirianni-must-coach-of-the-year-frontrunner">Philadelphia has been dominant</a> since a shaky first few weeks of the season, and a large part of the reason why has been the play of running back Saquon Barkley, who signed with the team in free agency this past offseason.</p><p>Barkley has established himself as a legitimate MVP candidate so far this year, and he continued that campaign on Sunday in Landover, taking home two touchdowns and 100 yards… <a href="https://x.com/NFL/status/1870904629107794209" rel="noopener">in the first quarter.</a></p><p>One of those touchdowns was a 68-yard scamper that caused the many Eagles fans in attendance to leap out of their seats.</p><p>https://x.com/NFL/status/1870904629107794209</p><p>It was Barkley’s fourth 60+ yard rush touchdown this season, which ties him with Jim Brown and Adrian Peterson for the most such scores in NFL history. Both of those players won MVP in those respective seasons, per Tony Holzman-Escareno.</p><p>Handing the ball off to Barkley on the play was backup quarterback Kenny Pickett, who entered the game for starter Jalen Hurts, injured earlier in the contest.</p><p>However, the Eagles likely won’t need to throw the ball too much with the way Barkley has been running the ball this year. Barkley has been the unquestionable engine behind the Eagles’ offensive success this year, providing a much different to the run game than what D’Andre Swift and others were able to provide and quelling any doubt about whether or not Philadelphia may have overpaid for him.</p><p>As previously mentioned, with a win against the Commanders on Sunday, the Eagles can officially wrap up the NFC East and continue their push toward the number one overall seed in the NFC, which is still very much within their reach.</p><p>If Philadelphia is able to finish the season 15-2, it certainly wouldn’t be a surprise to see Barkley win the league MVP in a rare non-quarterback instance.</p><p>Up next for the Eagles is a home game vs the Dallas Cowboys on December 29.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eagles’ Saquon Barkley makes latest MVP statement with 68-yard TD scamper

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-kellen-moore-nick-sirianni-celebrates-week-15-rushing-star-not-saquon-barkley');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles’ Kellen Moore, Nick Sirianni celebrate Week 15 RB star and it’s not Saquon Barkley');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Eagles-news-Kellen-Moore-celebrates-Week-15-rushing-star-and-its-not-Saquon-Barkley.jpg"></figure><h1>Eagles’ Kellen Moore, Nick Sirianni celebrate Week 15 RB star and it’s not Saquon Barkley</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-17T22:28:59-08:00">December 17th, 10:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-17T22:28:59-08:00">December 17th, 10:28pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In Week 15, when the Philadelphia Eagles were stranded deep in their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-jalen-hurts-reveals-resurrected-passing-game-after-drama">own territory on a drive in the fourth quarter</a>, they called on a fan-favorite running back to march the team down the field and ultimately ice out the game on a near-quarter-spanning drive: Saquon Barkley Kenneth Gainwell.</p><p>That’s right, with a win nearly in hand but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-saquon-barkley-injury-scare-steelers">Barkley shaken up from an earlier game hit</a>, Gainwell took it upon himself to march the Eagles down the field, securing two key third downs along the way, to cap off a 27-13 win in the Battle of Pennsylvania.</p><p>Discussing what he saw from Gainwell in the game and how cool it was to see him shine in such a marquee game, Kellen Moore complemented number 14 for always being ready, as he’s an important part of the team <a href="https://eagles.1rmg.com/transcripts/kellen-moore-12-17-24/" rel="noopener">both now and into the future</a>.</p><p>“Kenny is the best. Just to have a guy behind [RB] Saquon [Barkley] like Kenny, who’s played very valuable roles in this league for a number of years now. A guy who, in a lot of other circumstances, is probably getting a lot more touches, a lot more opportunities. The way he handles himself and the way he prepares is second to none,”</p><p>“And the way he and Saquon team up on this thing and rally together, and [RB] Will [Shipley] is in that equation as well, I think it’s a really special group. There are no egos. They’re all in it for each other. I think Kenny has done an excellent job when he is called upon and given that opportunity, he takes advantage of it. His ability to play in space, he made some big-time plays.”</p><p>Is Moore on the money? Would Gainwell be playing a bigger role on another team or even this one if he wasn’t RB2 to the reigning rushing champ? It’s hard to say, but when the Eagles needed him to step up, the pride of Memphis did just that, and fans in Philadelphia couldn’t have been prouder.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kenneth-Gainwell-on-the-field-for-the-Eagles.jpg"><figcaption>Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Nick Sirianni is proud to have Gainwell on the Eagles, too<br></b></h2><p>Discussing Gainwell’s play during his first press conference of Week 16, head coach Nick Sirianni put over Kenny G’s efforts too, telling reporters that he, too, is proud to have <a href="https://eagles.1rmg.com/transcripts/nick-sirianni-12-16-24/" rel="noopener">his fellow 2020 addition on the roster</a>.</p><p>“I think the guys make fun of him sometimes because they know he’s one of my favorites. I say, ‘Don’t say that to anybody.’ I think they just perceive that because I’m always talking to [RB Kenneth Gainwell] Kenny to reinforce what you want your culture to look like. ‘Hey, guys, it takes everybody. Watch this. The two opportunities that Kenny got, watch what he does with it.’ Now he’s contributing on special teams, and I don’t just mean returning. He’s making tackles on special teams. Every opportunity that he has, he takes advantage of,” Sirianni told reporters.</p><p>“What’s there not to love about Kenny Gainwell? I think you set me up here because you knew I was going to gush about Kenny. I love having him on this football team. I’ve loved getting to know him more and more over the last four years of being together. He’s a special, special player. He’s a special, special teammate. Really, he speaks so much to what our culture is here. He may not have a ‘C’ on his chest, but he leads in his own way. He’s really taken advantage of all the opportunities that he’s gotten here, and that goes back. That has been consistent through the last four years here with the Eagles.”</p><p>In a team sport like football, not everyone can be a “star.” If Sirianni is this excited about the contributions of a role player, then that really is a testament to the Eagles’ depth heading into the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eagles’ Kellen Moore, Nick Sirianni celebrate Week 15 RB star and it’s not Saquon Barkley

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-saquon-barkley-left-game-steelers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles’ Saquon Barkley details why he left game vs. Steelers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Eagles-news-Saquon-Barkley-details-why-he-left-game-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Eagles’ Saquon Barkley details why he left game vs. Steelers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-15T19:56:17-08:00">December 15th, 7:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-15T19:56:17-08:00">December 15th, 7:56pm</time><address><a>Josiah Caswell</a>Josiah Caswell is a Sports Journalism student at the University of Florida and formerly served as a sports writer for Pro Football Network (PFN), where he covered the 2023 NFL season. Prior to that, he gained experience as an independent contractor for Sport&amp;Story, writing daily emails about Oklahoma State sports for a year. Josiah also worked full-time for DoorDash while balancing his academic and professional commitments. During his time at UF, he has contributed to ESPN Gainesville and WRUF, further honing his skills in sports journalism. With a diverse background and a passion for sports, Josiah is focused on continuing to develop his career and provide insightful coverage for sports enthusiasts.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-jalen-hurts-agent-aj-brown-beef-steelers-win">Philadelphia Eagles faced the Pittsburgh Steelers</a> in what was one of the most pivotal games in Week 15. Ultimately, the Eagles prevailed 27-13, advancing to 12-2 on the season and continuing a now 10 win streak. However, while winning is important, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-saquon-barkley-instant-reaction-breaking-rushing-record">so is Saquon Barkley potentially setting records this season</a>. There might be a problem with that, though, <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/saquon-barkley-dealing-with-a-little-something-falls-behind-record-breaking-pace" rel="noopener">as he left the game early</a>.</p><p>“I’m not going to go too much into that, but the guys stepped up big, Kenny was able to make some big plays for us and I was able to tough it out,” said Barkley according to EJ Smith of the Philadelphia Inquirer. In addition to not expanding on it, he did say he is “dealing with a little something.”</p><p>Barkley finished the game with 19 carries for just 65 yards. On the season, he now has 285 attempts for 1,688 yards and 11 touchdowns. The record Barkley is looking to break is the single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards set by Eric Dickerson in 1984. In order to beat that, he would need to average 140 yards per game over the team’s remaining three games.</p><p>Prior to Week 15, he was on pace to break the record. However, due to the lackluster performance, he is on pace for just about 2,050 yards and not the record.</p><h2>The Eagles are looking like a buzzsaw with three weeks to go</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Saquon-Barkley_bb7b22.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In 2023, the Eagles started incredibly strong and then suffered a late-season collapse that ultimately ended their season. So far, it’s been the opposite in 2024.</p><p>After four games, the Eagles were 2-2 and it wasn’t looking great. Many fans were even calling for head coach Nick Sirianni’s job, believing he might not be the guy for the job anymore. However, they haven’t lost since. The Eagles currently have the NFL’s longest win streak by a large margin at 10.</p><p>Philadelphia isn’t just notching wins over easy teams either, they’ve taken down some of the best in the league. In addition to taking down the Steelers, who currently lead the AFC North, the Eagles have beaten the Baltimore Ravens and Washington Commanders. With their remaining three games against the Commanders, Cowboys, and Giants, there is a good chance the Eagles could finish the season 15-2 and on a 13-game win streak.</p><p>At 12-2, the Eagles are tied for the best record in the NFC. They are tied with the Detroit Lions, who dropped their second game of the season in Week 15 against the Buffalo Bills. The Lions finish the season against the Bears, 49ers, and Vikings. It looks to be a race between those two for the NFC’s No. 1 seed, though another team could definitely emerge.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eagles’ Saquon Barkley details why he left game vs. Steelers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-saquon-barkley-injury-scare-steelers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles get Saquon Barkley injury scare vs. Steelers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Eagles-Saquon-Barkley-suffers-apparent-leg-injury-vs.-Steelers.jpg"></figure><h1>Eagles get Saquon Barkley injury scare vs. Steelers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-15T15:21:27-08:00">December 15th, 3:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-15T15:42:18-08:00">December 15th, 3:42pm</time><address><a>Tristin McKinstry</a>Tristin McKinstry is an experienced sports writer who got his start back in 2014. He is an Associate Editor with ClutchPoints and is one of the staff's NHL experts. Tristin has worked professionally with The Inquisitr and GIVEMESPORT in the past, and his work has also been featured on Last Word On Sports, XFL News Hub, and USFL News Hub. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Communications at Southern New Hampshire University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfc-playoff-picture-buccaneers-nfc-south-from-falcons-week-14">Philadelphia Eagles are fighting for the top seed in the NFC</a> at this time. The Eagles took on the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday evening in one of the more anticipated matchups of the season. However, Philadelphia received a bit of a scare when Saquon Barkley missed time in the first half with an apparent injury.</p><p>Barkley <a href="https://x.com/JamesPalmerTV/status/1868429662353031232" rel="noopener">left the game</a> against the Steelers after taking a hit from TJ Watt, as noted by NFL reporter James Palmer. Palmer further noted that the Eagles star ball carrier was trying to stay loose on the sidelines. He also appeared to be flexing his knee. He eventually made his way back into the game to start the second half.</p><p>To this point, Barkley has 11 carries for 49 yards, according to ESPN. However, the Eagles raced out to an emphatic 17-3 lead over the Steelers on Sunday evening. However, Pittsburgh certainly hasn’t rolled over. At the time of publication, Philadelphia maintains a 20-13 lead over Pittsburgh.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-philadelphia-steals-saquon-barkley-giants-3-year-37-75-million-contract">Barkley signed with the Eagles in NFL Free Agency</a> back in March. And he has emerged as one of the best free-agent signings from the spring. Entering play Sunday, Barkley has 1623 rushing yards on 266 carries while rushing for 11 touchdowns. He has played a vital role in getting the Eagles to an 11-2 record entering Week 15.</p><p>The Eagles are batting the Detroit Lions for the first seed in the NFC. At this time, the Lions are on the losing end of a 28-14 scoreline with the Buffalo Bills. Both teams have vital matchups remaining on their schedule as the regular season comes to a close.</p><p>If the Eagles are to claim the first seed, Saquon Barkley is going to be a big piece in that effort. Hopefully, his injury scare on Sunday was nothing more than a precaution on Philadephia’s part. And let’s hope any injury he may have suffered is minor and won’t cause any long-term complications.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eagles get Saquon Barkley injury scare vs. Steelers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-saquon-barkley-instant-reaction-breaking-rushing-record');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles star Saquon Barkley’s instant reaction to breaking rushing record');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Eagles-news-Saquon-Barkley-s-instant-reaction-to-breaking-rushing-record.jpg"></figure><h1>Eagles star Saquon Barkley’s instant reaction to breaking rushing record</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-08T15:08:13-08:00">December 8th, 3:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-08T15:08:13-08:00">December 8th, 3:08pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-3-1-million-bettor-vs-panthers">Eagles are on the verge of clinching a playoff berth</a> after defeating the Carolina Panthers 22-16 in Week 14. In the process, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-saquon-barkley-breaks-franchise-record-amid-mvp-caliber-season">Saquon Barkley etched his name into the Eagles’ record books</a>.</p><p>Barkley ran for 124 yards on 20 carries, now up to 1,623 rushing yards on the season. He now has the most rushing yards of any running back in Eagles history. Barkley acknowledged the accolade and didn’t hold back how much it meant to him. But at the same time, he knows Philadelphia <a href="https://x.com/BKubena/status/1865877325457310008" rel="noopener">has loftier goals</a>, via Brooks Kubena of The Athletic.</p><p>“I never wrote the goal down to break it. But you’re always aware of it and that’s how I train. That’s how I operate in the offseason and camp because I want to be great,” Barkley said. “It’s something I want to do and something I believe I can do. Especially with the men and women in our facility who make it a lot easier for me.”</p><p>“It’s all great the records are good, put a smile on your face,” Barkley continued. “But the season is far from over and we have  lot of things we’d love to accomplish.”</p><p>Following his Week 14 outburst, Barkley is now 483 yards away from breaking Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record. He’s aware of the history he could make, but in the end, victories trump all.</p><p>“That’d be extremely cool to do,” Barkley said. “But at the end of the day, if it happens it happens.”</p><p>Saquon Barkley has been everything the Eagles had hoped for after signing him to a three-year, $37.5 million contract. He has brought an entirely different element into Philadelphia’s running game and has left no doubts that he is one of the league’s best.</p><p>If Barkley keeps running how he is, he is bound to continue breaking records. He is certain to be one of the top candidates for MVP. The running back is proud of his accomplishments, but the hardware he wants most is a Super Bowl trophy.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eagles star Saquon Barkley’s instant reaction to breaking rushing record

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-saquon-barkley-breaks-franchise-record-amid-mvp-caliber-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Saquon Barkley breaks Eagles’ franchise record amid MVP-caliber season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Saquon-Barkley-breaks-Eagles-franchise-record-amid-MVP-caliber-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Saquon Barkley breaks Eagles’ franchise record amid MVP-caliber season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-08T13:28:12-08:00">December 8th, 1:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-08T13:29:14-08:00">December 8th, 1:29pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP,  he's writing sports betting predictions for numerous sites across North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Eagles made the smart decision to sign Saquon Barkley last offseason and it’s paid off in a big way. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-mvp-power-rankings-put-some-respect-on-saquon-barkleys-name">The running back is in the MVP conversation</a> and a huge reason the Birds are one of the best teams in the NFL.</p><p>On Sunday, Barkley also made franchise history. He became <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesPalmerTV/status/1865857416388022384" rel="noopener">the new Philly leader</a> in single-season rushing yards with 1,608 and counting.</p><p>“Saquon Barkley is now the all-time franchise record for rushing yards in a season. His first season in an Eagles uniform.”</p><p>Barkley surpassed LeSean McCoy, who is a franchise legend in himself. Saquon leads the NFL in rushing yards and has been arguably the most dominant player in the league all season. He’s rushed for over 100 yards in eight of the last nine games and also has five touchdowns in the last three games.</p><p>Here’s a video of the run that broke the record:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Here's Saquon Barkley breaking the Eagles' single-season rushing record on this run 👏<a href="https://t.co/q0ZF73tFgW">pic.twitter.com/q0ZF73tFgW</a></p><p>— Eagles Nation (@EaglesNationCP) <a href="https://twitter.com/EaglesNationCP/status/1865858737837137998?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Eagles star had another huge performance in a win over the Carolina Panthers in Week 14, rushing for 124 yards on 20 carries. Heading into Sunday’s contest, he was averaging 6.1 yards per carry. Truly remarkable. New York Giants fans are likely still upset their team let Saquon walk because he’s completely reinvented himself in the City of Brotherly Love.</p><p>With this victory, the Eagles have won nine in a row and sit at 11-2. They truly look like a Super Bowl contender and have one of the most well-rounded squads in the NFL. Aside from Barkley’s brilliance, Jalen Hurts also has two weapons downfield in A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith.</p><p>The Birds have a tough matchup coming up next in Week 15 as they face the red-hot Pittsburgh Steelers. After that, it’s a couple of divisional matchups with the Washington Commanders and Dallas Cowboys.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-saquon-barkley-mvp-buzz-heats-monster-commanders-game">We’ll see if Barkley ends up possibly winning MVP</a>. He’s surely making a case for it.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Saquon Barkley breaks Eagles’ franchise record amid MVP-caliber season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-josh-jacobs-joins-saquon-barkley-derrick-henry-elite-2024-club-vs-lions');   ga('set', 'title', 'Josh Jacobs joins Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry in elite 2024 club vs. Lions');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-news-Josh-Jacobs-joins-Saquon-Barkley-Derrick-Henry-in-elite-2024-club-Lions-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Josh Jacobs joins Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry in elite 2024 club vs. Lions</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-06T05:44:22-08:00">December 6th, 5:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-06T05:44:22-08:00">December 6th, 5:44am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay Packers just can’t seem to get past the Detroit Lions. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-fans-shambles-tnf-loss-lions">Green Bay suffered a brutal loss on Thursday night</a>, falling 34-31 to Detroit in a game with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfc-playoff-picture-after-buccaneers-win-falcons-lose-in-week-13">huge implications for the NFC North division race</a>. One silver lining was the impressive milestone passed by one Packers offensive player.</p><p>Packers running back Josh Jacobs joined an elite club during Thursday night’s game against the Lions. Jacobs <a href="https://x.com/statmusefb/status/1864851888065110186" rel="noopener">passed the 1,000 rushing yards mark</a> on the season, putting him in elite company with Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-reasons-josh-jacobs-packers-key-beating-lions-week-14">Jacobs had an incredible game against the Lions</a>. He had 18 carries for 66 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Jacobs now has two games this season with three rushing touchdowns. Barkley and Henry have not accomplished this in any game this season, while Joe Mixon did rush for three touchdowns only once. This puts Jacobs in a class of his own.</p><p>Later on in the game, Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs joined that club as well by passing the 1,000 rushing yards mark. Other NFL running backs like Kyren Williams (926) and Chuba Hubbard (919) have a good chance of joining that club this week as well.</p><p>Jacobs also contributes in the receiving game. He has hauled in 27 receptions for 260 receiving yards and one touchdown through 13 games this season. That said, he was a non-factor in the receiving game on Thursday night.</p><h2><b>Packers coach Matt LaFleur shares Josh Jacobs’ approaching heading into TNF vs. Lions</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Josh-Jacobs-with-GB-Packers-1.jpg"><figcaption>Dan Powers-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It seems that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-matt-lafleur-about-josh-jacobs-approach-important-lions-clash">Josh Jacobs knew he would have a good game on Thursday Night Football</a>.</p><p>Packers coach Matt LaFleur <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/packers/josh-jacobs-feels-great-ready-to-rumble-against-lions-01je7km4eaqt" rel="noopener">shared the running back’s approach to preparing</a> for this NFC North rivalry game on Wednesday.</p><p>“He does a great job communicating with us where he’s at,” LaFleur said per Bill Huber of SI.com. “I trust him in terms of, if he needs more, that he’ll let us know and if he needs less, he’ll also let us know. But we are mindful of just how many reps he’s getting throughout the course of the week.”</p><p>LaFleur makes an effort to be mindful about Jacobs’ workload in practice and in games. However, Jacobs just wants the football whenever he can get it.</p><p>“They be getting on me because they be wanting me to take less reps… but I think it’s important for the guys to see me work. I think it’s important to get the reps. So, I practice,” Jacobs said.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-must-ride-josh-jacobs-dominance-nfl-playoffs">Green Bay will need Josh Jacobs to continue playing well</a> if they want to make a deep run in the playoffs.</p><p>Next up for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/schedule/upcoming">Packers is a Week 15 matchup against the Seahawks</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Josh Jacobs joins Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry in elite 2024 club vs. Lions

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-mind-boggling-saquon-barkley-stat-painful-giants-reminder');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mind-boggling Saquon Barkley stat is yet another painful Giants reminder');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mind-boggling-Saquon-Barkley-stat-is-yet-another-painful-Giants-reminder.jpg"></figure><h1>Mind-boggling Saquon Barkley stat is yet another painful Giants reminder</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-02T09:52:08-08:00">December 2nd, 9:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-02T09:53:20-08:00">December 2nd, 9:53am</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP,  he's writing sports betting predictions for numerous sites across North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New York Giants</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-saquon-barkley-must-be-mvp-frontrunner">It’s no secret that Saquon Barkley is on another level this season</a>. The Philadelphia Eagles star could even find himself <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-mvp-power-rankings-put-some-respect-on-saquon-barkleys-name">becoming the first running back since 2012 to win NFL MVP</a>, although Josh Allen is still leading the race.</p><p>Barkley had another massive game on Sunday in a 24-19 victory over the Baltimore Ravens. He ran for 107 yards on 23 carries and a touchdown, once again proving why the New York Giants were foolish to let him walk last offseason.</p><p>Well, <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1863629488329724290" rel="noopener">look away</a>, Giants fans.</p><p>Via Jordan Schultz:</p><p>“Eagles RB Saquon Barkley has been so dominant this season that his rushing yards in just the second half of games (982) nearly match the total rushing yards by all Giants RBs combined this year (993).”</p><p>Yikes. Barkley is just 11 yards behind New York RBs for rushing yards this season. While that goes to show just how impressive he’s been, it also sheds light on how terrible the Giants are. They’ve lost seven in a row and now sit at 2-10 after losing to the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving.</p><p>Tyrone Tracy and Devin Singletary are their top two backs and have actually put up respectable numbers. The Giants just don’t run the ball much. They don’t do much of anything well, to be honest.</p><p>Back to Saquon Barkley. He leads the NFL in rushing yards with 1,499. The Penn State product has rushed for an average of 124.9 yards per game and 6.1 yards per carry, including 11 touchdowns. Virtually no one has been able to stop him on a weekly basis.</p><p>Eagles fans are surely ecstatic that Philly decided to sign Barkley, who has completely resurrected his career this season. Some believed his best days were in the rearview after struggling with injuries and consistency, but a change of scenery was all he needed.</p><p>The Birds are now 10-2 and have won eight straight. Can you say Super Bowl contender?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mind-boggling Saquon Barkley stat is yet another painful Giants reminder

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-saquon-barkley-hilarious-basketball-facing-derrick-henry');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles’ Saquon Barkley drops hilarious ‘ain’t basketball’ take on facing Derrick Henry');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Eagles-news-Saquon-Barkley-drops-hilarious-aint-basketball-take-on-facing-Derrick-Henry.jpg"></figure><h1>Eagles’ Saquon Barkley drops hilarious ‘ain’t basketball’ take on facing Derrick Henry</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-02T09:09:10-08:00">December 2nd, 9:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-02T09:15:45-08:00">December 2nd, 9:15am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Week 13 showdown <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-most-blame-week-13-loss-eagles">between the Baltimore Ravens and the Philadelphia Eagles</a> at M&amp;T Bank Stadium in Maryland was highly anticipated for a number of reasons, one of which was the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-news-derrick-henry-delivers-5-word-message-saquon-barkley-ahead-week-13">faceoff of two of the best running backs in the league</a> in Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry.</p><p>Barkley surely felt the excitement for that matchup, though, he <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401671666" rel="noopener">offered a reminder</a> after the Ravens game about the true nature of his head-to-head with Henry.</p><p>“It ain’t basketball,” Barkley said, per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN).</p><p>“It ain’t like I go out there and tackle Derrick Henry,” Barkley said. “To be honest, I don’t know if I really want to tackle Derrick Henry.”</p><h2><b>Saquon Barkley, Eagles had last laugh against the Ravens</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Saquon-Barkley-with-Phialdelphia-Eagles.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Barkley and Henry entered Week 13 as the top two rushers in the NFL so far in the 2024 NFL season. Even after Sunday, they are still the only players to date this season with at least 1,000 rushing yards. Barkley has 1,499 rushing yards through 12 games while Henry has 1,407 after 13 contests.</p><p>Barkley also outgained Henry on the ground on Sunday, with the former Penn State Nittany Lions star coming up with 107 rushing yards and a touchdown on 23 carries to help the Eagles score a 24-19 win at the expense of Baltimore while also extending their win streak to eight games and improving their overall record to 10-2. The ex-Alabama Crimson Tide tailback, on the other hand, produced just 82 rushing yards with zero touchdowns on 19 rushing attempts.</p><p>With the Eagles leading Baltimore by just two points with just under 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Barkley stepped up for his team and delivered a 25-yard rushing touchdown to emphatically punctuate a seven-play drive that gave Philly more breathing room.</p><p>Philadelphia’s defense did just enough to limit Henry’s impact on the game. Perhaps not one play perfectly defined the Eagles’ containment of Henry more than rookie defensive back Cooper DeJean’s hit on the Baltimore star in the fourth quarter. After Henry caught a pass from Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, he was <a href="https://x.com/InsideIggles/status/1863375531443458092" rel="noopener">immediately tackled</a> by DeJean.</p><p>After taking care of business against the Ravens, the Eagle will next take on the Carolina Panthers in a home game in Week 14.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eagles’ Saquon Barkley drops hilarious ‘ain’t basketball’ take on facing Derrick Henry

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl-mvp-power-rankings-put-some-respect-on-saquon-barkleys-name');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL MVP Power Rankings: Put some respect on Saquon Barkley’s name');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/NFL-MVP-Power-Rankings.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL MVP Power Rankings: Put some respect on Saquon Barkley’s name</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-28T06:12:11-08:00">November 28th, 6:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-28T06:12:11-08:00">November 28th, 6:12am</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/bingeable">Sonny Giuliano</a>Sonny Giuliano is an experienced sports writer for ClutchPoints who has been covering the NFL, NCAA Football, NBA, and NCAA Basketball for well over a decade. Originally from the small town of Elba, New York, Sonny received his degree from Florida Gulf Coast University and currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As we arrive at the beginning of the holiday season with Thanksgiving today and Christmas less that one month away, the 2024 NFL season is officially entering its stretch run, which means it’s time to really start digging in and figuring out the answer to one important question… who is going to be named <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bills-josh-allen-nfl-mvp-lead-lamar-jackson-win-chiefs">the 2024 NFL MVP</a>?</p><p>Now to be clear, all 32 teams around the league have either five or six games remaining on their schedule, and by no means has any player jumped out to a substantial enough lead in this long-distance race that it’s worth calling it just yet. There is plenty of time for this ride to take us in a number of different directions before the votes are cast and the next NFL MVP is named.</p><p>As things stand right now, it feels like the MVP race is one with three <i>serious </i>contenders — Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley and Lamar Jackson — and then a half-dozen or so players who have qualifications that might be good enough to end up being a <i>serious contender </i>by the time the regular season ends <i>if </i>things go right over the next month and a half.<i> </i>Let’s start at the very top, and work our way down.</p><h2><b>1. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Josh-Allen-celebrates-in-the-end-zone.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>© Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As much as I would really, <i>really </i>love to put Eagles running back Saquon Barkley in the top spot, I can’t look past the fact that 17 of the last 20 NFL MVP’s have been a quarterback. I also can’t overlook the fact that no matter how much the league would like to pretend it’s not, the MVP <i>is </i>a narrative-driven award. And right now, the player with the best narrative is Bills quarterback Josh Allen. It helps Allen’s cause too that on a game-to-game basis, there may not be a QB asked to do more than him.</p><p>As I wrote a couple of weeks back after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bills-news-amari-cooper-joyous-stance-josh-allen-experience-will-pump-fans-up">Allen clinched Buffalo’s win with a 26-yard scramble on 4th-and-2 late in the 4th quarter</a>, this may have been the NFL equivalent of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW2gYDsSUKY" rel="noopener">a <i>Heisman Moment</i></a>, a singular play or performance that voters will reflexively return back to when they get ready to cast their vote. However, the #2 player on this list had <i>his </i>own Heisman Moment on Sunday Night Football earlier this week.</p><h2><b>2. Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Saquon-Barkley-hurdle.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>© Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Over the last twenty seasons, only three running backs — Shaun Alexander, LaDainian Tomlinson and Adrian Peterson — have broken through the glass ceiling and won the NFL MVP. It’s entirely possible that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-saquon-barkley-explains-backwards-hurdle-jaguars">Saquon Barkley could backwards hurdle</a> his way through the glass ceiling this year and become the next running back to earn this honor.</p><p>Right now, Barkley is leading the league with 223 carries <i>and </i>1,392 rushing yards, and assuming he plays all 17 games, he’s on pace to break Eric Dickerson’s single-season record for rushing yards. And not that there’s any way to track this, but remember what a disaster the Eagles over the last half of last season? Notice how that hasn’t been an issue at all this year? I don’t know how much of this you can put on the shoulders of Saquon Barkley, but I do know he probably deserves more credit than he’s gotten.</p><h2><b>3. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Lamar-Jackson-drops-back-to-pass.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Given the numbers that Lamar Jackson has put up this season, it’s actually a little wild that he’s not running away with the MVP for the third time in his career this year. He’s only 75 yards shy of passing for more yards this year than he did during his first MVP season, and he’s already thrown more touchdowns (27) than he did last year in his second MVP season (24). He’s completing a career high 67.3% of his passes, and his 117.9 passer rating is the 5th-highest in league history.</p><p>And yes, I’m comfortable with Lamar being in third.</p><h2><b>4. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jared-Goff-leads-the-Lions-onto-the-field.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>© Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This is where our drop-off starts, but that’s not to say that Jared Goff isn’t having a sensational season. Putting his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-news-last-time-qb-won-5-interceptions-jared-goff">five-interception debacle against the Houston Texans</a> aside, Goff has been pretty clean all year, giving the 10-1 Lions everything they need out of the quarterback position. However, that is admittedly not always that much. Goff has benefitted from a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-news-david-montgomery-jahmyr-gibbs-super-bowl-goal-standout-2024-campaign">Sonic &amp; Knuckles ground attack</a>, a cast of dynamic pass-catchers, and one of the league’s best play-callers.</p><p>Ultimately, that’s probably why Jared Goff isn’t getting any higher than 4th on an MVP ballot this year.</p><h2><b>5. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Justin-Herbert-throws-under-pressure.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chargers-news-jk-dobbins-justin-herbert-mvp-demand-after-bengals-win">JK Dobbins was the first to offer Justin Herbert an MVP endorsement</a> a couple of weeks ago after the fifth-year quarterback shined in a primetime game against Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals. I don’t know that Herbert will end up with the gaudy numbers he needs to really make a push for the NFL MVP, nor will the Chargers have a division title to their name that boosts Herbert’s qualifications.</p><p><b>Honorable Mention: </b>Patrick Mahomes, Jayden Daniels, Jalen Hurts, Joe Burrow, Baker Mayfield</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL MVP Power Rankings: Put some respect on Saquon Barkley’s name

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/ravens-news-john-harbaughs-simple-breakdown-saquon-barkley-vs-derrick-henry-week-13');   ga('set', 'title', 'John Harbaugh’s simple breakdown of Saquon Barkley vs. Derrick Henry in Week 13');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/John-Harbaugh-is-here-for-the-RB-renaissance-led-by-Saquon-Barkley-Derrick-Henry.jpg"></figure><h1>John Harbaugh’s simple breakdown of Saquon Barkley vs. Derrick Henry in Week 13</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-28T05:34:03-08:00">November 28th, 5:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-28T05:34:03-08:00">November 28th, 5:34am</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Heading into the 2024 offseason, the Baltimore Ravens and Philadelphia Eagles decided to buck with the general trend of the NFL by investing heavily in the running back position, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-news-derrick-henry-delivers-5-word-message-saquon-barkley-ahead-week-13">signing Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley</a> to eight-figures-per-year long-term contracts.</p><p>At the time, some questioned the strategy, as running backs often fall off quickly once they hit their second contracts, with 27 rightfully or wrongly the age most identify as the Mendoza line of RB efficiency. But fast forward 12 weeks into the 2024 NFL season, and those assumptions appear incredibly shortsighted; Henry and Barkley are the top two runners in the league after joining elite rushing offenses, and thus far, no defensive coordinator has found a reliable way to shut either down for more than a few series at a time.</p><p>Asked how it feels to see two elite runners take the field in the same game, John Harbaugh <a href="https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/transcripts-press-conferences-11-27-24" rel="noopener">laid out his expectations plainly</a>, noting that it’ll be as challenging for the Ravens to slow down the Barkley as it will be for the Eagles to shut down Henry.</p><p>Is Harbaugh being modest, with a good old fashioned “neener neener” in poor form on a Wednesday media avaialbility session? Potentially so, but when the story of the 2024 NFL season is written, the Eagles and Ravens will be featured prominently, not only because they have won a lot of games but also because they made the choice to sign superstar running backs to supercharge their offenses and the results have been, well, super.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Saquon-Barkley-hurdle.jpg"><figcaption>© Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>John Harbaugh is impressed by Saquon Barkley’s offensive game</b></h2><p>Asked what has stood out most about Barkley in 2024 later in his session, Harbaugh highlighted just how many ways the PSU product can attack opposing teams, as he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-saquon-barkley-enters-walter-payton-eric-dickerson-territory-with-latest-monster-performance" rel="noopener">really is a do-it-all weapon for Philadelphia</a>.</p><p>Widely known for his abilities to make plays in space from his time with the New York Giants, the Eagles’ ability to get Barkley over two yards per carry before he is even contacted has revolutionized his offensive game, with the entire width of the team now a big play waiting to happen. While the Ravens are stout up front, the challenge of slowing Barkley down may ultimately define Week 13’s outcome.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

John Harbaugh’s simple breakdown of Saquon Barkley vs. Derrick Henry in Week 13

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-tom-brady-shouts-out-philly-stud-but-not-saquon-barkley');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tom Brady shouts out Eagles’ ‘stud’ but it’s not Saquon Barkley');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Tom-Brady-shouts-out-Phillys-stud-but-its-not-Saquon-Barkley.jpg"></figure><h1>Tom Brady shouts out Eagles’ ‘stud’ but it’s not Saquon Barkley</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-27T19:32:51-08:00">November 27th, 7:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-27T19:38:59-08:00">November 27th, 7:38pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When Tony Brady prepared to break down his<a href="https://x.com/NFLonFOX/status/1861950105273991439" rel="noopener"> top-5 teams in the NFL</a> going into Thanksgiving for Fox Sports, fans had to assume the Philadelphia Eagles would have a spot on the list.</p><p>Their offense is on fire, their defense is among the best individual units in the entire NFL, and they have an MVP-caliber <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-news-derrick-henry-delivers-5-word-message-saquon-barkley-ahead-week-13" rel="noopener">engine running the show in Saquon Barkley</a>, who has revolutionized what offenses can look like in 2024 due to his incredible ability to make plays on inside runs, outside runs, and as a receiver out of the backfield.</p><p>Surely Brady, despite losing to Philadelphia in the Super Bowl half a decade ago, would acknowledge the Eagles’ success, right? Well, yes, he did, placing the team fourth in his personal power rankings, and  he even noted one of the  studs who is helping to power that success along: <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-nick-sirianni-vic-fangio-praise-philadelphia-other-georgia-first-round-pick" rel="noopener">Vic Fangio</a>.</p><p>“Next up, one of the hottest teams in the NFL right now: the Philadelphia Eagles. They’re riding a seven-game win streak. Saquon Barkley, you’re on fire. He set all kinds of franchise records in LA on Sunday night,” Brady told fans online. “But it’s not just about the offense; that defense has been lights out since the bye week. They lead the league in almost every category. Vic Fangio, way to go my man, you are a stud coordinator; you’ve been that way for a long time. But they’ve got a huge test coming up this week when they take on Lamar Jackson.”</p><p>Do you know what? Good on Brady for taking the high road; he could be bitter with the Eagles for eating his lunch in Minnesota a few years back, with Brandon Graham making the definitive play to send Philly parading down Broad Street, but he decided to keep it classy, even if both of the people he talked about weren’t actually with the team at the time. Though he may still not like Nick Foles, his appreciation for the Eagles is a welcomed change for the better.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Vic-Fangio-coaching-the-Eagles.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Vic Fangio is looking forward to Eagles-Ravens in Week 13</b></h2><p>Speaking of the challenge of the Eagles going head-to-head with the Ravens in Week 13 in what is widely being called the “MVP Bowl” for the implications it could have on the award, Fangio told reporters on Wednesday that it’s a good challenge, as <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/eagles-vic-fangio-embracing-the-challenges-of-facing-the-ravens-no-1-offense-in-week-13/" rel="noopener">both teams are among the best in the NFL</a>.</p><p>“I’d rather play Swarthmore. Nah, I mean, you look forward to it. It’s a test, it’s a challenge, you get all that,” Fangio told reporters via CBS Sports. “Their whole offense is dynamite. They run it great, they throw it great, they got good receivers. They have the best group of receivers they’ve had there in a long time. Two really good tight ends. Their line is blocking good. It’s no accident they have the No. 1 offense in the league.”</p><p>Whether you rank it based on yards per game or points scored overall, the Ravens really have among the best units in the NFL on the offensive side of the ball, with the Lions, the Bills, and yes, the Eagles <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/table/passing/sort/totalPointsPerGame/dir/desc" rel="noopener">following close behind</a>. If the Eagles’ defense can hold up against the Ravens in Week 13, they might truly have a Super Bowl-caliber unit of their own to complement Barkley’s mastery on the ground and Jalen Hurts’ opportunistic shots through the air.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tom Brady shouts out Eagles’ ‘stud’ but it’s not Saquon Barkley

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/ravens-news-derrick-henry-delivers-5-word-message-saquon-barkley-ahead-week-13');   ga('set', 'title', 'Derrick Henry delivers 5-word message to Saquon Barkley ahead of Week 13');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Derrick-Henry-delivers-5-word-message-to-Saquon-Barkley-ahead-of-Week-13.jpg"></figure><h1>Derrick Henry delivers 5-word message to Saquon Barkley ahead of Week 13</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-26T19:15:13-08:00">November 26th, 7:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-26T19:15:13-08:00">November 26th, 7:15pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/baltimore-ravens-bold-predictions-for-week-12-monday-night-football-vs-chargers">Derrick Henry took the field for the Baltimore Ravens</a> against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 13, he had some pretty big shoes to fill.</p><p>Yes, Baltimore has been one of the very best rushing offenses in the entire NFL this season, with a one-two punch of Henry and Lamar Jackson accounting for crazy production on the ground for Charm City’s finest. But recall, if you will, that the night before, Saquon Barkley had one of the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-saquon-barkley-enters-walter-payton-eric-dickerson-territory-with-latest-monster-performance"> single greatest rushing games of all time</a>, picking up 255 yards on the way to an Eagles win over the Rams.</p><p>Would Henry use that fact as motivation, as he would be running on the very same field? Or would it hold him back, with each short gain keeping him further and further away from Barkley’s rushing total?</p><p>Well, as it turns out, Henry had a pretty good game himself, picking up an efficient 140 rushing yards on 24 carries, but after the game, he decided to reflect on Barkley’s game, too, politely asking the Eagles rusher to, <a href="https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/transcripts-press-conference-ravens-at-chargers-week-12" rel="noopener">well, you’ll see</a>, while complementing the resurgence of running backs at the NFL level.</p><p>“First of all, Saquon [Barkley], ‘Slow your a** down,’ d**n.” <i>(laughter)</i> “He’s a h*ll of a player, [and the Eagles are] a h*ll of a team. They’ve been doing a great job as a team. How many games have they won, like nine straight I think – something like that?” Henry told reporters. “But as far as running backs, we just want to go out there and do our job – do our job effectively [and] show that the position matters, and hopefully, we’ve been doing that well enough to add value for the future of this position and the guys that are coming up and getting paid. It’s a great time for us to be able to have success, and hopefully, it bounces off to the other guys that are coming up and getting the opportunity to get paid.”</p><p>Is the age of the running back officially back? Will teams start drafting them in the first round again after the success of Barkley, Henry, and Jahmyr Gibbs, who came off the board 12th overall in 2023? Or is this more of a case-by-case basis-type situation? Either way, Henry expects big things in Week 13, as it might just go down as the best rushing game of the 2024 NFL season.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Saquon-Barkley-scoring-a-touchdown-for-the-Eagles.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Derrick Henry is ready for the challenge of the Eagles’ rushing defense</b></h2><p>Turning his attention to Week 13, Henry discussed the challenge of playing the Eagles and their premier rushing defense, which <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/2024.htm" rel="noopener">ranks seventh in the NFL in yards allowed</a> on the ground through 12 weeks. Acknowledging that the Ravens are on a short week against a strong opponent, Henry noted that Baltimore has to lock in for the game in order to match strength with one of the best teams in the NFC.</p><p>Averaging 6.0 rushing yards per game for the Ravens so far this season, Henry and Company will be tasked with playing an Eagles defense that has only allowed 4.3 yards per carry so far this season. Which side will win out? Well, fans will have to tune in on Sunday to find out.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Derrick Henry delivers 5-word message to Saquon Barkley ahead of Week 13

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-saquon-barkley-must-be-mvp-frontrunner');   ga('set', 'title', '3 reasons Saquon Barkley must be the MVP frontrunner');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/reasons-Saquon-Barkley-must-be-the-MVP-frontrunner.jpg"></figure><h1>3 reasons Saquon Barkley must be the MVP frontrunner</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-26T19:10:31-08:00">November 26th, 7:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-26T19:10:31-08:00">November 26th, 7:10pm</time><address><a>Shane Shoemaker</a>Shane Shoemaker is an Associate Editor and Editorial writer for ClutchPoints, covering a wide range of sports and entertainment topics. Shane is a lifelong Tennessean yet refuses allegiance to any Tennessee-based teams. He's a graduate from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga with a BA in Communications/Journalism. There's a good chance he'll never let you forget the Atlanta Braves won the 2021 World Series.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>We’re finally beginning to see the Saquon Barkley we’ve always envisioned—the one who was highly touted coming out of high school and then again out of Penn State. Since joining the NFL, though, it seemed like hurdle after hurdle kept him from reaching his true potential. Whether it was a torn ACL in his third season or the dysfunction of the New York Giants team that drafted him, Barkley never quite hit the heights expected of him. Until now.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-new-jalen-hurts-thankful-saquon-barkley-teammate">In his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles</a>, everything is falling into place. It’s not that Barkley lacked talent in New York; the problem was the Giants themselves. That truth must feel pretty satisfying for Barkley, especially now that he’s flourishing with a division rival. But it has to sting for the Giants, who are watching their former star emerge as a frontrunner for the NFL’s MVP award.</p><p>Sunday night’s performance against the Los Angeles Rams on the road all but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-saquon-barkleys-mvp-candidacy-shifting-nfl-jason-kelce">cemented Barkley’s place in the MVP conversation</a>. The exclamation point? A highlight-reel backwards hurdle from a few weeks ago that continues to turn heads. As always, the race will be crowded, but there’s a strong case to be made for Barkley to take home the award.</p><h2><b>It’s time for a running back to win the award again</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Saquon-Barkley_6a4333.jpg"><figcaption>© Eric Hartline-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>For the past nine years, the NFL MVP has been monopolized by the quarterback. That trend isn’t surprising, given the position’s importance. Last year, the award went to Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens, marking the second MVP win of his career.</p><p>Jackson is once again in contention this season, leading a Ravens team that’s on a mission. Even though Baltimore sits second in the AFC North, Jackson’s electrifying play keeps him firmly in the race.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-reasons-why-lions-jared-goff-win-nfl-mvp">Another strong contender is Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff</a>, who is having an exceptional season. Goff has the Lions positioned to win the NFC North for the second straight year, with a deep playoff run looking increasingly likely.</p><p>While both Jackson and Goff are vital to their teams, Barkley has been equally indispensable for the Eagles. His all-around play this season has been undeniable. Additionally, MVP voters often favor fresh faces over multiple-time winners, which makes Barkley an ideal candidate.</p><h2><b>Saquon Barkley’s stats are MVP-worthy</b></h2><p>While MVP voting isn’t solely about statistics, they’re an essential piece of the puzzle, and Barkley’s numbers speak for themselves. He currently leads the NFL in rushing yards (1,392) and yards per game (126.5). He ranks second in big plays (14), is tied for fourth in rushing touchdowns (10), and boasts an eye-popping 6.2 yards per carry.</p><p>Barkley has also <a href="https://premium.pff.com/nfl/players/2024/REG/saquon-barkley/45791/rushing" rel="noopener">racked up</a> 776 yards after contact and forced 38 missed tackles (per Pro Football Focus), all while committing just one fumble. His explosiveness is on full display, with multiple runs of over 50 yards, including sprints of 55, 59, 65, 70, and 72 yards.</p><p>Against the Rams, in his best performance of the season thus far, Barkley carried the ball 26 times for a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-saquon-barkley-makes-trade-fan-after-throwing-record-setting-ball">career-high 255 yards</a> and two touchdowns, marking his seventh 100-yard game of the season and fifth with over 140 yards. His dominance on the ground continues to elevate the Eagles’ offense, who rank first in rushing and third in total offense.</p><h2><b>Saquon Barkley has the best story of the season</b></h2><p>Again, the MVP award isn’t just about stats; it’s about the narrative—the “it” factor that sets a player apart. Barkley’s journey from New York to Philadelphia is the NFL’s best story this year.</p><p>Barkley’s transformation with the Eagles is proof of how much an organization’s structure and culture can affect a player. He’s never looked more energized, confident, or in sync than he does now in Philadelphia. The stark contrast between his time with the Giants and his current success is glaring.</p><p>For the Giants to trade a generational talent like Barkley within their own division speaks volumes about the dysfunction of his former team. Some have even compared this trade to the infamous Boston Red Sox deal that sent Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1920. If Barkley caps off this storybook season with an MVP trophy, it will feel like the ultimate full-circle moment.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
3137.5	52.9	471.1	28	1

2024 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
3137.5	52.9	471.1	28	1

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