In Sunday’s victory of the Eagles 22-16 over the Panthers, Saquon Barkley added 124 yards to his historic season in which he could break one of the most coveted records in the NFL: the total rushing yards record, currently held by Eric Dickerson in 1984.
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That season with the Rams, Dickerson ran for a total of 2,105 yards. The player who came closest to breaking that record was Adrian Peterson, who in 2012 with the Vikings accumulated 2,097.
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Currently, Barkley, who arrived this season in Philadelphia from the Giants as a free agent, has accumulated 1,623 yards with an average of 124.8 per game. If he continues this trend, he could surpass Dickerson. The good news for the Eagles' running back is that three out of the four remaining opponents have some of the worst defenses against the running game in the 2024 NFL season.
The Eagles qualified for the playoffs thanks to Barkley
The Philadelphia team was far from shining and almost lost at home to the Panthers, one of the worst teams in the NFL, but they still managed to rescue the victory, their ninth in a row, which allows them to secure a spot in the postseason as champions of their division or at least with a wild card.
The Eagles struggled in the air, but the standout was Barkley with his 124 yards, who broke the Philadelphia team record for rushing yards in a season held by LeSean McCoy with 1,607 yards since 2013.
The Jets' playoff drought has reached 14 seasons.
The New York Jets' extremely poor campaign is officially over after losing in overtime 32-26 against the Dolphins in Miami. With that, they were eliminated from the playoffs for the 14th consecutive season, the longest active streak in the NFL.
The Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh in Week 5 and have only won one out of eight games since then.
The eyes of this failure are focused on Aaron Rodgers, the veteran quarterback who arrived to lead the Jets to the Super Bowl, but couldn't do so after a serious injury in 2023 and one of his worst seasons as a professional in 2024.
San Francisco crushes Chicago and stays alive.
After three consecutive losses, the 49ers arrived at Sunday's game against the Bears with the obligation to win in order to keep their playoff hopes alive, and luckily for them, the opponent virtually did not show up to play in the first half. The statistics after two quarters speak for themselves: 319 offensive yards for San Francisco, despite not having their two starting running backs, against 4 for Chicago.
The problem for the "Niners" is that they are still two games behind Seattle in the NFC West Division and there are only four weeks left in the regular season.
On the Bears' side, it became clear that the crisis runs deeper than just having fired coach Matt Eberflus, as highly regarded interim coach Thomas Brown was unable to revive a lifeless team that lost 38-13 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.
The Simpsons played a game of the NFL
Thanks to the tracking technology used by Next Gen Stats and Beyond Sports, combined with the optical tracking of Hawk-Eye Innovations, the NFL Monday night game was played in the world of "The Simpsons".
Parallel to the duel between the Cowboys and Bengals in Dallas (which ended in a 27-20 victory for the Cincinnati team), some spirited players were at the Atom Stadium in the fictional town of Springfield.
Additionally, Bart and Homer Simpson cheered on both teams and also participated in some plays. Bart was with the Bengals and Homer with the Cowboys. This unexpected participation was part of the surprises that the event offered to fans who chose to watch the "Simpsons" version of the game.
While Bart and Homer were starring in the duel on the field, Lisa and Marge took on key roles off the field. Both interviewed standout players, contributing their own memorable moments to the match. Meanwhile, little Maggie surprised everyone by piloting the famous SkyCam.
This is not the first time the NFL has done a parallel animated game: last year they did it from "Andy's Room" with the characters from "Toy Story".