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!
Philadelphia Eagles superstar running back Saquon Barkley and his family celebrate their NFC Championship win over 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 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.
Saquon Barkley's 3 touchdowns to help his Eagles make the Super Bowl were fun, but his biggest reaction to a score was when his backup, Will Shipley, made some personal history.
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 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,
Tom Brady's LFG Player of the Game for the NFC Championship Game is Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley.
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley lit up the NFL world on Sunday with an incredible 60-yard touchdown run against the Washington Commanders.
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley asserted himself early in Sunday's NFC Championship Game against the Washington Commanders.
The former Penn State star has put together MVP-like numbers for the Eagles this season. He wasted no time making his mark Sunday.