The Philadelphia Eagles will host the NFC Championship Game thanks to a historical performance by running back Saquon Barkley, who exploded for 232 total yards and two touchdowns on Sunday. Barkley had back-breaking runs of 62 yards and 78 yards to put

Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman found Eagles 2024 NFL rushing champion Saquon Barkley and gave him an emphatic hug with snow flakes falling as the clock hit zero on Philadelphia's 28-22 NFC divisional round victory vs.

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.

Barkley continued his terrific first year on the Eagles with 205 yards and two long TDs to defeat L.A. in snowy Philadelphia.

The snow pelted all over Lincoln Financial Field in the second half, a time when the Philadelphia Eagles defense rose to the occasion. Jalen Carter and Nolan Smith forced two fumbles in the snow that led to two fourth-quarter field goals as the Eagles outlasted the Los Angeles Rams 28-22 in the snow to advance to the NFC Championship game.

The Philadelphia Eagles running back has been one of the best players in the league this season and he showed up big versus the Rams in the playoffs.

Barkley’s 205 yards eclipsed his most recent playoff-best of 199 rushing yards from last week’s wild-card round victory over the Green Bay Packers. Barkley played in two playoff games with the New York Giants in the 2022 season but rushed for 114 combined yards.

Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles will host Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game.

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.

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Barkley dashed through the snow for 205 rushing yards, Jalen Hurts had a 44-yard scoring run and the Eagles held on to advance to the NFC Championship Game for the second time in three seasons.