PHILADELPHIA - In a different circumstance perhaps Saquon Barkley would have had an opportunity to break Eric ... in a 20-13 win over the New York Giants, leaving the superstar running back 100 yards shy of Dickerson with a Philadelphia franchise record ...

Barkley didn't get another chance at topping 2,105 rushing yards, but he did match Dickerson's historic 1984 season in another area.

Eagles running back Saquon Barkley received a call Sunday from Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson after Barkley came close to breaking his record.

The only reason for him to step on the field against the New York Giants, the team that drafted him and let him get away in free agency, would have been to chase the 101 yards he needed to break Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record.

While it would have been bittersweet, Victor Cruz wanted Eagles star Saquon Barkley to break the rushing record against the Giants.

The New York Giants face the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 18. Here are the five biggest storylines to follow for this contest.

The list of Philadelphia Eagles players who sat out the regular-season finale against the New York Giants read like ... Barkley lost his shot at breaking Eric Dickerson's NFL single-season rushing ...

Barkley currently sits at 2,005 yards, meaning he’d need just 101 more to eclipse Dickerson. Adding to the drama, Barkley played for the woeful Giants for six seasons before his former team allowed him to walk away from New York in the spring.

Owner and team president John Mara announced Monday that he and co-owner Steve Tisch decided to move forward with the Giants' current leadership even after a 3-14 season that ranks among the franchise's worst.

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni gestures as he walks off the field after an NFL football game against the New York Giants on ... linemen Landon Dickerson and Lane Johnson. Barkley lost his shot at breaking Eric Dickerson’s NFL single-season ...