Saquon Barkley needs 98 yards to set a record that rarely gets talked about. He also needs two more victories to get a Super Bowl ring.
Barkley wasn't given the chance to top Dickerson's single-season rushing record. But there are two long-standing playoff rushing records Barkley could break Sunday against the Commanders.
Saquon Barkley may have come up short of Eric Dickerson's single-season regular-season rushing record, but has a chance to set a new regular-season+postseason record in Sunday's NFC Championship Game between the Eagles and Washington Commanders.
Eric Dickerson holds the record for the most rushing yards in a single NFL season. Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty Images Eric Dickerson ran for an NFL single-season record 2,105 yards in 1984.
The two best rushing seasons in NFL history belong to Denver Broncos legend Terrell Davis. Including the postseason, Davis rushed for 2,331 yards in 1997, setting a single-season NFL record on his way to a Super Bowl win.
Saquon Barkley didn't break the regular season rushing record, but a dominant playoff run has him chasing history again.