Philadelphia Eagles superstar running back Saquon Barkley and his family celebrate their NFC Championship win over the Washington Commanders.
Saquon Barkley helped the Philadelphia Eagles advance to the NFC Championship Game in his first season in the City of Brotherly Love, and for the first time in his career. It did not take him long to reach the end zone in said contest.
And it wasn't just the long touchdown run that really led to the love affair with Barkley. After a Dyami Brown fumble on Washington's second possession, it was Barkley who finally got his second carry on a goal-to-go situation and punched that in for another score.
Saquon Barkley sprinted 60 yards for a touchdown on his first carry of the NFC championship game and the Eagles running back had a 4-yard scoring run on his second carry to roaring "MVP.
Tom Brady's LFG Player of the Game for the NFC Championship Game is Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley.
Saquon Barkley cannot be stopped. As if watching Sunday’s NFC Championship game be played between the rival Eagles and Commanders wasn’t bad enough for Giants fans, they got yet another reminder of how much of a difference-maker their former running back is when he took a handoff on Philadelphia’s first play from scrimmage and ran it for a 60-yard touchdown,
Matthew Stafford threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Colby Parkinson with 2:48 left in the game to help pull the Rams within a score. Los Angeles forced the Eagles to go three and out on their next drive, but the Rams’ push to win the game ended at the Philadelphia 22-yard line.
Saquon Barkley is doing Saquon Barkley things in Sunday's NFC Championship game vs. the Washington Commanders.
On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles punched their ticket to Super Bowl LIX with a dominant 55-23 win over the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship. On their way to another NFC Championship trophy, Saquon Barkley tallied three touchdowns, including a 60-yard run on the Eagles' first offensive snap.
Saquon Barkley had himself a monster game on Sunday in the NFC Championship against the Commanders. He scored on the Eagles’ first play, and he went on to put away the Commanders with his three-touchdown effort. Even though Barkley made it look easy at times, he was well aware of what his offensive line was dealing with in the lead-up to the game.
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