Saquon Barkley was the prima of the amusement successful the Eagles' 26-18 triumph implicit the Commanders connected Thursday night, and galore NFL fans had the aforesaid thought astir him aft game.
Barkley gashed Philly's NFC East rivals for 146 yards and 2 touchdowns connected the ground - adding 52 receiving yards - and has present topped 100 rushing yards successful 4 of the past 5 games.
And aft Barkley's latest awesome performance, fans judge helium should beryllium firmly successful the moving for the NFL's astir prestigious idiosyncratic award.
'Saquon Barkley has entered the MVP conversation,' 1 said connected X.
'Saquon Barkley is gonna triumph the NFL MVP. Lol large job, @Giants,' different added of New York's determination to fto him permission successful escaped agency.
Saquon Barkley enactment unneurotic different dazzling show connected Thursday vs. the Commanders
The moving backmost totaled 198 yards and 2 touchdowns arsenic Philly earned a captious win
A 3rd instrumentality said, 'I’m inactive not definite however Saquon Barkley is not successful the mvp conversation. [In my opinion] helium close aft Lamar [Jackson].'
Barkley besides got immoderate co-signs from ex-players, arsenic erstwhile Washington backmost Robert Griffin III said the 27-year-old had 'ran himself into the MVP Race.'
Longtime backup passer Chase Daniel besides asked, 'When bash we enactment Saquon Barkley squarely astatine the apical of each MVP list??Without Saquon, the Eagles are NOT the Eagles.'
After the Eagles' triumph connected Thursday, the squad is up to an 8-2 grounds connected the twelvemonth and Barkley has a league-leading 1,137 rushing yards.
However, Barkley winning MVP would spot him articulation an progressively uncommon radical of non-quarterbacks that person won the award.
The past specified subordinate to bash truthful was moving backmost Adrian Peterson successful 2012, preceded by LaDainian Tomlinson successful 2006 and Shaun Alexander successful 2005 (both moving backs arsenic well).
All 3 of those players topped 1,800 rushing yards successful their MVP seasons (with Peterson's 2,097 the second-most ever successful a azygous season), truthful Barkley whitethorn request to person a likewise spectacular twelvemonth to thwart disconnected the likes of Jackson and Josh Allen.
Those 2 are considered the main contenders for the award, portion Barkley was not adjacent successful SportsGrid's top six betting likelihood earlier his show connected Thursday.
Barkley volition effort to proceed gathering his lawsuit for MVP adjacent week erstwhile the Eagles instrumentality connected the Rams.