Saquon Barkley didn't break the regular season rushing record, but a dominant playoff run has him chasing history again.

It's why the past 11 NFL MVP winners have been quarterbacks. However, every signal-caller -- even MVP winners -- need help from others to lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy as Super Bowl champions at the end of the season.

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley has a chance to make more NFL history when he returns to the field on Sunday against the Washington Commanders. The NFL highlighted as much while teasing the NFC Championship game between the two teams.

The Philadelphia Eagles running back has been one of the best players in the league this season and he showed up big versus the Rams in the playoffs.

The Commanders have done many things well during the season that have led to their success. Stopping the run has not be one of them.

Saquon Barkley is unsure himself why exactly over the final 30 yards of a 78-yard scoring burst through the playoff snow in a run that whipped Philadelphia Eagles fans out of their frigid state and into a frenzy he cradled the football in his left hand and repeatedly smacked his helmet with his right hand.

Ahead of the Eagles NFL playoff game against the Commanders, we give our Saquon Barkley bold predictions in the NFC Championship.

Despite the reign of terror that Saquon Barkley has inflicted on opposing defenses this season, we expect the Commanders to hone in on the Eagles’ running back and keep him from eclipsing his inflated rushing total.

The Washington Commanders have been gashed by the run game in 2024, allowing 138.9 rush yards per game. Saquon Barkley averaged 129.3 rushing yards in 18 games, including playoffs.

The Eagles' opponent, the Los Angeles Rams in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs, knows all about this. Barkley ran for a career-high 255 yards in the regular-season meeting on Nov. 24, a 37-20 Eagles victory.

With BYU predicted to finish 13th in the Big 12 in the media’s preseason poll, BYU fans have had plenty of fun rooting for a Cinderella team all year—especially since that Cinderella team surprised everyone by staying undefeated until its loss against Kansas late in the season.