The weekend of NFL football that some believe to be the NFL's best has arrived. Divisional-round playoff action will take place with two games Saturday and two games Sunday between the league's elite eight,
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barley rushes for 17-yards against the Green Bay Packers to extend the Eagle's ability to run out the clock during Wild Card Weekend.
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The first, of course, is that the Eagles (14-3) already beat the Rams (10-7) back on Nov. 24, 37-20, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. In that game, Saquon Barkley rushed for 255 yards, a career-high and franchise record. That included TD runs of 70 and 72 yards.
For the Eagles, Jalen Hurts will look to build upon a playoff opener in which he completed 13 of 21 passes for 131 yards and two scores in the 22-10 win. He also rushed six times for 36 yards, and he will give Philadelphia a dual threat as the Rams primarily focus on Barkley.
Saquon Barkley set a franchise record with 255 yards rushing in Philadelphia’s 37-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Nov. 24 and had touchdown runs of 70 and 72 yards.
Philadelphia Eagles' star running back Saquon Barkley, known for his 'team success above ... will take on the lowest remaining seed between the Los Angles Rams and Minnesota Vikings.
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