Saquon Barkley needs 268 yards in final two games to break NFL single-season record

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Eagles running back Saquon Barkley is two good games away from breaking the NFL record for rushing yards in a season.

After Sunday’s game in Washington, Barkley has 1,838 rushing yards this season. Eric Dickerson set the NFL record of 2,105 rushing yards in 1984, so Barkley needs to total 268 rushing yards in the Eagles’ final two games to break the record.

Barkley can definitely do it, given that the Eagles’ final two opponents, the Cowboys and Giants, have two of the worst run defenses in the NFL.

It’s also worth noting that Dickerson set the record in a 16-game season, which means Barkley gets an extra game to try to break the record. But a complicating factor is that the Eagles might be locked into the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs heading into the season finale against the Giants. In that scenario, Barkley might rest in Week 18 and finish his season after 16 games.

If that’s the case, Barkley would need 268 yards against the Cowboys on Sunday to break the record. A difficult task, but not impossible for a player like Barkley.