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.

Dickerson's mindset is the same as Barkley's at this point. In 1984, the Los Angeles Rams star lost in the first round of the playoffs to the New York Giants. His record, while special, did not include a Super Bowl ring.

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

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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 ...

The New York Giants have been a mess in 2024 ... away from beating the rushing record set by former Rams legend Eric Dickerson. The entire free agency ordeal was captured on "Hard Knocks ...

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.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tanner McKee threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns in a game full of backups to help the Philadelphia Eagles tune up for the postseason with a 20-13 victory over the New York Giants ... shot at breaking Eric Dickerson’s NFL single ...

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.