While you can debate the "value" of running backs all day long, the NFL tells us exactly how they view the position based on the contracts they hand out. As of now, the league's highest-paid running back,
On one side is Philadelphia's Saquon Barkley, who led the league with 2,005 rushing yards. On the other is Green Bay's Josh Jacobs, who finished sixth with 1,329. The pair combined for 28 rushing touchdowns, and each workhorse carried the ball more than 300 times this season.
Saquon Barkley rushed for 119 yards and Philadelphia's defense picked off Jordan Love three times en route to a 22-10 victory for the Eagles, who advanced to the divisional round
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Why Eagles QB Jalen Hurts vs Packers QB Jordan Love isn't the top matchup in this Wild Card round playoff game
Two of the most marquee signings at running back this offseason, Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs, are set to square off in the wild-card round as the Eagles will host the Packers on Sunday afternoon.
Saquon Barkley, the NFL rushing champion with 2,005 yards, and Green Bay’s Josh Jacobs, who tallied 1,329 yards and finished sixth in the league, headline a clash that could be decided in the ...
Big games from Saquon Barkley and the Eagles defense led ... was the most detrimental of the bunch. Josh Jacobs rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries including a highlight-worthy ...
Saquon Barkley dashed through the snow for touchdown runs of 78 and 62 yards and finished with 205 yards rushing, Jalen Hurts had a 44-yard scoring run and the Philadelphia Eagles held on against the Los Angeles Rams 28-22 to advance to the NFC championship game for the second time in three seasons.
Josh Jacobs can’t let ball security become an issue entering ... moving into a tie atop the league with Philadelphia’s Saquon Barkley, Baltimore’s Derrick Henry, Buffalo’s James Cook and the Los Angeles Rams’ Kyren Williams.
The previous playoff record, set by Eagles legend Steve Van Buren with 196 yards in the 1949 NFL Championship (also against the Rams), was surpassed by Barkley, who remains focused on what mattered most on Sunday.