Eagles May Make Stunning Determination With Saquon Barkley In Week 18

With two weeks remaining within the 2024 NFL common season, the Philadelphia Eagles have secured a playoff berth for the fourth consecutive yr.

The Eagles can safe internet hosting a first-round postseason sport by both successful their subsequent sport towards the Dallas Cowboys or by way of a Washington Commanders loss.

Philadelphia is on this place because of the historic season working again Saquon Barkley has had for the franchise.

This yr, Barkley has rushed for an NFL-best 1,838 yards, a mark that’s 267 yards shy of the league file set by Rams nice Eric Dickerson in 1984.

Barkley may surpass that whole by enjoying on this weekend’s sport towards the Cowboys and the next week’s matchup with the New York Giants as he’s already rushed for 242 speeding yards towards these two opponents earlier this season.

Though the all-time mark is achievable, the Eagles may make a stunning resolution in Week 18 ought to the crew’s playoff positioning be set on Sunday, NFL insider Adam Schefter revealed.

“If the Eagles seed is in hand and there’s nothing at stake, I’d say that they might not wish to get Saquon the file as a result of … they’d wish to sit down, relaxation their gamers, and ensure the Giants win that final sport so the Giants then fall from (draft place) one or two to seven and don’t get their quarterback of the longer term,” Schefter mentioned.

Adam Schefter urged that the Eagles may sit their starters in Week 18 and provides the Giants the win to ensure the Giants fall down the draft order😬 #Giants100 pic.twitter.com/MCQoK1uyXa

— Anthony Rivardo (@Anthony_Rivardo) December 24, 2024