Eagles fans who ripped the team for resting Saquon Barkley for Week 18 painfully watched the injuries in the Ravens-Browns game.

Saquon Barkley’s pursuit of Eric Dickerson’s 40-year-old rushing record could get grounded by his coach. Nick Sirianni’s decision is more difficult than it seems.

Former NFL coach Herm Edwards isn’t a fan of the sport’s risk-averse/player safety practice that occurs at the end of the regular season for playoff teams. For Edwards, now an ESPN NFL analyst, “football players play football,” not sit and watch when they’re healthy.

Barkley is having a historic season in his first year with the Eagles and has pulled within close range of Dickerson's rushing record. With the decision made for Barkley to rest on Sunday, he will finish the season with 2,005 rushing yards, just 101 yards shy of breaking Dickerson's record.

As the Philadelphia Eagles take on the New York Giants this Sunday in a Week 18 contest, the talk has been around running back Saquon Barkley breaking Eric Dickerson’s record for all-time rushing yards in a season.

The Eagles made the right decision on New Year’s Day when they decided to sit Saquon Barkley for the season finale against the New York Giants this Sunday at 1 p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field. It was not a popular choice among some,

The Philadelphia Eagles will be resting several of their starters when they take on the New York Giants in Week 18. That includes running back Saquon Barkley, who officially will not get the chance to break Eric Dickerson's 40-year-old rushing record.

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