PHILADELPHIA — The biggest injury concern as the Eagles returned to the practice field Wednesday in South Philadelphia was star receiver A.J. Brown, who has been dealing with a knee injury since the team’s Week 9 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars and has been practicing very little in recent weeks.
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."
Philadelphia will host the Commanders next weekend thanks to Barkley rushing for 205 yards and two touchdowns and the Eagles defense recovering two key fumbles
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Saquon Barkley rushes for more than 200 yards against the Rams again as the Eagles advance to the NFC championship game against the Commanders.
"Whether we throw for 400 yards, we rush for 400 yards, we win the game 3-0, I don't give a f---, to be honest," Barkley said. "I just want to win."
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,
Saquon Barkley hit the Eagles' record book — the one he keeps adding his name in — last week to learn who held the team record for rushing yards in a playoff game. Remember Steve van Buren? Most old-school Eagles fans know the name because van Buren's No.
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.
That's because Hurts went down in a tie game late in the third quarter when he was sacked by Jaylen McCullough at the Rams' 27-yard line. Hurts was slow to get up and was limping. He stayed in the game and handed off to Barkley on third down.