Brown's play has hardly reflected excellence during the Eagles ' two playoff victories. That was especially true Sunday in the Eagles' 28-22 divisional round win over the Rams in which Brown had 2 catches for 14 yards. But it was the two catches Brown didn't make Sunday that stood out.
Jalen Hurts did his job, for the most part. Oren Burks and Isaiah Rodgers step into key spots because of injuries.
Barkley emerged from the bye rushing for 176 yards and a touchdown in Week 6 and went on to deliver an MVP-caliber season. He topped the 100-yard mark in nine of his 11 post-bye regular-season games and finished with 2,005 rushing yards.
The Philadelphia Eagles' passing game has taken a backseat to Saquon Barkley's magnificent rushing ability this season, but head coach Nick Sirianni will need the offense to fire on all cylinders if they are going to reach the Super Bowl.
"We've done it before, so it's not too far," Brown said of the Eagles' passing game. "It's not like it's never been done. We just gotta do what we gotta do."
Saquon Barkley rushes for more than 200 yards against the Rams again as the Eagles advance to the NFC championship game against the Commanders.
The Associated Press has named Barkley a finalist for the MVP and the league’s Offensive Player of the Year awards.
Barkley's two touchdowns and 205 rushing yards put the Eagles in the NFC Championship Game for the second time in the last three seasons.
Sean McVay dissected the ways the Rams could potentially stop Saquon Barkley — only the ninth 2,000-yard rusher in NFL history — when he considered the consequences if they did not. “If they get a beat on what you’re doing,
The Eagles, Commanders, Chiefs, and Bills are the last four teams standing in the fight for a Super Bowl LIX crown. As always, we have you covered for fantasy and DFS contests. In the overall rankings below,
Saquon Barkley powered the Eagles' offense all day, but it was his two long touchdown scampers that proved the difference in the win over the Rams.