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2024 NFL Week 15: Sunday’s standout games and what to look out for

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CNN — Week 15 of the 2024 NFL season sees four games between teams currently in the playoff positions, with all four taking place on Sunday. With Russell Wilson quarterbacking the team, the Steelers are 6-1 and looking like serious playoff contenders in what is head coach Mike Tomlin’s 18th season in Pittsburgh. Not all is sunny in Philadelphia, though, …

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Eagles try to cast aside perceived Hurts-Brown relationship issues ahead of Steelers showdown

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — The guy on the Philly sports talk radio station had something to say, and he started to vent about the perceived strained relationship between star quarterback Jalen Hurts and standout wide receiver A.J. Both teams are in strong position for a playoff run — the Eagles led by Saquon Barkley and his pursuit of Eric Dickerson’s NFL season …

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2 weeks ago

Saquon Barkley is chasing Eric Dickerson’s NFL season rushing record. Can he do it?

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Eagles fans serenaded Saquon Barkley with chants of “MVP!” after a 9-yard run gave him the team’s season rushing record. Barkley set the record in style — passing Eagles Hall of Famers Wilbert Montgomery and record holder LeSean McCoy in a single game — as he rushed for 124 yards to push his season total to 1,623 in …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Saquon Barkley sets Eagles season rushing record and has Dickerson’s NFL mark in his sights

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley knew the Eagles season rushing record could be his on Sunday with the type of stellar performance that has become the standard during his first season in Philadelphia. As for the exact moment Barkley hit the milestone, he wasn’t sure — until the “MVP!” chants echoed throughout the Linc after a 9-yard run in the fourth …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Panthers at Eagles: How to watch, odds, expert picks with Philadelphia as big favorite

New York Times

The red-hot Philadelphia Eagles look to keep things going when they host the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. How to watch Panthers at Eagles Philadelphia has won eight in a row after last week’s impressive road victory over the Baltimore Ravens. The Panthers won back-to-back games before their Week 11 bye, followed by a pair of three-point defeats — two weeks …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Surging Eagles host improving Bryce Young, Panthers

Associated Press

Carolina at Philadelphia Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX BetMGM NFL Odds: Eagles by 12 1/2 Against the spread: Carolina 5-7; Philadelphia 8-4 Series record: Eagles lead 8-4. Last meeting: On Oct. 10, 2021, Jalen Hurts passed for 198 yards and rushed for two scores to help the Eagles come back from a 12-point deficit in a 21-18 home victory over Carolina. …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Saquon Barkley on pace to set Eagles rushing record against Panthers, eyes Dickerson’s NFL record

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley wanted to be a student in team history before he had a chance to make some with the Eagles. Get past those two Eagles Hall of Famers and the target narrows: McCoy has a chance to break Eric Dickerson’s NFL single-season rushing mark of 2,105 yards, set in 1984. “It’s a record that has been held …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Philadelphia defense, Tucker’s misses help the Eagles to a 24-19 win in their showdown with Ravens

Associated Press

BALTIMORE — Saquon Barkley vs. Derrick Henry was never supposed to be a head-to-head matchup. “To be honest, I don’t know if I really want to tackle Derrick Henry.” Fortunately for Barkley, the Philadelphia Eagles have a whole squad of defensive players assigned the task of tackling Henry, and they did a good enough job of that Sunday. They also …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Running backs the center of attention when Barkley and Henry face off in an Eagles-Ravens tilt

Associated Press

— Derrick Henry makes his presence felt with a stiff-arm — sometimes more than one on a single play. Henry and Barkley are leading a renaissance of sorts for featured running backs, and now the sport’s top two rushing stars go head to head when the Baltimore Ravens host the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. “So that part of it reminds …

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Lamar Jackson takes on Philadelphia’s top-ranked defense when the Ravens host the Eagles

Associated Press

Philadelphia at Baltimore Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Ravens by 3. The past two meetings came down to 2-point conversion attempts by Philadelphia near the end of the game, and both times the Eagles failed.. John Harbaugh spent a decade on the Eagles’ staff before becoming Baltimore’s head coach in 2008. Stats and stuff The Eagles have …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Pro Picks: Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry go head-to-head in matchup of top 2 rushing leaders

Associated Press

Pro Picks is a weekly column where AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games. UPSET SPECIAL: SAINTS: 24-23 Chicago at Detroit Line: Lions minus 9 1/2 The Lions have lost seven straight games on Thanksgiving, including three times to the Bears. They’ve won 12 straight games decided by seven points or fewer, the longest streak …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley prepare for earliest matchup ever between 1,300-yard running backs

Associated Press

Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. ___ Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry combined for 395 yards rushing on back-to-back nights at SoFi Stadium as the dynamic playmakers keep proving that investing in running backs can pay off in the right situation. Barkley became the sixth player to have two TD runs of at least …

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4 weeks ago

Saquon Barkley stamps the Eagles as a legitimate Super Bowl contender

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley ran for touchdowns of 70 and 72 yards, putting him in the Eagles franchise record book. The Eagles have reeled off seven straight wins since the bye, including Sunday’s 37-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams, and trail Detroit by one game for the best record in the NFC. Barkley totaled 302 yards from scrimmage in …

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4 weeks ago

Rams once again fall flat in prime time with a chance to move into a tie atop the NFC West

Associated Press

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — For the second time in three weeks, the Los Angeles Rams went into a game knowing a win would move them into a tie for the NFC West lead, only to struggle mightily on the prime-time stage. Philadelphia’s Saquon Barkley ran for 255 yards, the most the Rams have allowed to a running back, but it was …

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4 weeks ago

Saquon Barkley sets Eagles franchise record with 255 yards rushing, 2 TDs in a 37-20 win over Rams

Associated Press

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — When Saquon Barkley glanced up at a SoFi Stadium replay of his latest huge run for the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night, he happened to see a graphic indicating he had 173 yards rushing — only 16 shy of what he knew to be his career high. Barkley ran for scores of 70 and 72 yards in …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Saquon Barkley gives another most valuable lesson in Eagles’ rout of Rams

LA Times

The Eagles’ Saquon Barkley runs around Rams safety Quentin Lake in the third quarter. I just kept my head down, kept trusting the system and I popped a long one.” Philadelphia’s Saquon Barkley hands the football to an Eagles fan after his first of two second-half touchdown runs. “On the first play of the second half, he made a cut …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

NFL Week 12 Sunday review: Saquon Barkley has historic single-game performance, dramatic finish in Washington

CNN

CNN — With six teams on a bye in Week 12 and many heavily-favored teams in the games on the schedule, Sunday’s slate of games had the possibility of lacking intrigue. “He’s a bad man.” Rams rookie linebacker Jared Verse said he’d “never seen a running back like that.” Barkley leads the league in rushing in his debut season with …

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1 month ago

Eagles seek 7th straight win while Rams try to keep pace in crowded NFC West race

Associated Press

Philadelphia at Los Angeles Rams Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EST, NBC/Peacock BetMGM NFL odds: Eagles by 3. Series notes The Eagles have won all three games in Los Angeles since the Rams moved back in 2016. … Philadelphia has run for at least 150 yards and two touchdowns in five straight games, something it hadn’t accomplished since 1949.. Rams WR Puka …

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1 month ago

Success of Derrick Henry, Saquon Barkley and other NFL running backs may change position’s future

Associated Press

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. ___ Derrick Henry, Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs are the top three leading rushers in the NFL. Henry, Barkley and Jacobs switched teams in free agency along with several other starting running backs who are leading their teams in rushing. Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy was …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sports betting: Saquon Barkley and Amon-Ra St. Brown among the favorites to score a TD this week

Associated Press

The favorites are still winning, but there are other betting options for NFL fans. Although he only has two touchdowns this season, he has as good a chance to find the end zone of any game this week going up against a Carolina Panthers defense that allows the most rushing touchdowns in the league going into Week 10. After scoring …

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Barkley's Acrobatics Take Center Stage as Eagles Dominate Four Straight Games

Associated Press

Saquon Barkley's acrobatic runs have propelled the Eagles to a four-game winning streak. His reverse leap over a defender in the first game defied gravity and left the Eagles and the sports world stunned. Barkley's performance has been a critical reason for the Eagles' success, as they have corrected some early season flaws and become a force in the NFC …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Eagles Dominate Bengals, Secure Third Straight Victory

Associated Press

The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Cincinnati Bengals in a thrilling 37-17 victory. Hurts threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, while Barkley rushed for 108 yards and scored a touchdown. The Eagles scored the last 20 points of the game, securing their third consecutive victory in a five-game stretch.

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2 months ago

As boos rained down, Saquon Barkley ran all over the Giants in his return

New York Times

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The man wearing the blue No. Barkley said he’d learned not to pursue “F you moments.” On Sunday, he delivered one anyway. Nick Sirianni, poking fun at his own behavior last week, said he told Barkley, “Coming from somebody that’s not emotional, don’t be emotional.” “If the emotions of the game is something that helps you …

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5 months ago

Christian McCaffrey picked as the top running back in the AP’s NFL Top 5 rankings

Associated Press

On a San Francisco offense filled with playmakers, Christian McCaffrey was the most productive by far last season when he became the 12th player ever to top 2,000 yards from scrimmage and 20 TDs in the same season. A panel of eight AP Pro Football Writers ranked the top five players at running back, basing selections on current status entering …

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2024 NFL Week 15: Sunday’s standout games and what to look out for

Eagles try to cast aside perceived Hurts-Brown relationship issues ahead of Steelers showdown

Saquon Barkley is chasing Eric Dickerson’s NFL season rushing record. Can he do it?

Saquon Barkley sets Eagles season rushing record and has Dickerson’s NFL mark in his sights

Panthers at Eagles: How to watch, odds, expert picks with Philadelphia as big favorite

Surging Eagles host improving Bryce Young, Panthers

Saquon Barkley on pace to set Eagles rushing record against Panthers, eyes Dickerson’s NFL record

Philadelphia defense, Tucker’s misses help the Eagles to a 24-19 win in their showdown with Ravens

Running backs the center of attention when Barkley and Henry face off in an Eagles-Ravens tilt

Lamar Jackson takes on Philadelphia’s top-ranked defense when the Ravens host the Eagles

Pro Picks: Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry go head-to-head in matchup of top 2 rushing leaders

Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley prepare for earliest matchup ever between 1,300-yard running backs

Saquon Barkley stamps the Eagles as a legitimate Super Bowl contender

Rams once again fall flat in prime time with a chance to move into a tie atop the NFC West

Saquon Barkley sets Eagles franchise record with 255 yards rushing, 2 TDs in a 37-20 win over Rams

Saquon Barkley gives another most valuable lesson in Eagles’ rout of Rams

NFL Week 12 Sunday review: Saquon Barkley has historic single-game performance, dramatic finish in Washington

Eagles seek 7th straight win while Rams try to keep pace in crowded NFC West race

Success of Derrick Henry, Saquon Barkley and other NFL running backs may change position’s future

Sports betting: Saquon Barkley and Amon-Ra St. Brown among the favorites to score a TD this week

Barkley's Acrobatics Take Center Stage as Eagles Dominate Four Straight Games

Eagles Dominate Bengals, Secure Third Straight Victory

As boos rained down, Saquon Barkley ran all over the Giants in his return

Christian McCaffrey picked as the top running back in the AP’s NFL Top 5 rankings