Another reward for Saquon Barkley after his performance against the Jaguars originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Eagles’ 28-23 win over the Jaguars on Sunday.
This is Barkley’s third Player of the Week award in just eight games with the Eagles.
To put that into perspective, Barkley has only won three Player of the Week awards in six seasons with the New York Giants.
Against the Jaguars, Barkley totaled 199 yards from scrimmage on Sunday – 159 rushing and 40 receiving – and scored two touchdowns. It was the third-most scrimmage yards Barkley has ever had in a game. He also made one of the most ridiculous plays most of his teammates have ever seen.
Barkley is the only Eagles player to win Player of the Week this season. He also won it in Week 1 against the Saints and Week 7 against the Giants.
Here is a list of Barkley’s career Player of the Week awards:
2024 Week 9
2024 Week 7
2024 Week 1
2022 Week 1
2019 Week 16
2018 Week 11
Barkley now has the highest offensive player award of the week for a former Penn State player, surpassing quarterback Kerry Collins, who had five.
In eight games this season, Barkley already has over 1,000 yards from scrimmage. He is only the third Eagles player since 1970 to do so, joining LeSean McCoy (2011, 2013) and Brian Westbrook (2007).
Barkley has 925 rushing yards on 157 carries (5.9 per attempt) and 146 receiving yards on 20 catches. He has eight total touchdowns in eight games. Barkley is second in odds to win the NFL Offensive Player of the Year award, behind Baltimore running back Derrick Henry.
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