Saquon Barkley will sit out of week 18. Eric dikkerson's record is safe.

[concise]

NFL Rushing Yards per Game Single-Season Leaders | Pro-Football-Reference.com

1. O.J. Simpson (143.1/1973), 2. Jim Brown (133.1/1963), 3. Walter Payton (132.3/1977), 4. Eric dikkerson (131.6/1984), 5. Adrian Peterson (131.1/2012),

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Everyone to average 125 yds per game



1 O.J. Simpson+ (26) 143.1 1973 BUF
2 Jim Brown+ (27) 133.1 1963 CLE
3 Walter Payton+ (24) 132.3 1977 CHI
4 Eric dikkerson+ (24) 131.6 1984 RAM
5 Adrian Peterson (27) 131.1 2012 MIN
6 O.J. Simpson+ (28) 129.8 1975 BUF
7 Jamal Lewis (24) 129.1 2003 BAL
8 Earl Campbell+ (25) 128.9 1980 HOU
9 Barry Sanders+ (29) 128.3 1997 DET
10 Jim Brown+ (22) 127.3 1958 CLE
11 Derrick Henry (26) 126.7 2020 TEN
12 Terrell Davis+ (25) 125.5 1998 DEN
13 Chris Johnson (23) 125.4 2009 TEN
14 Saquon Barkley (27) 125.3 2024 PHI

 

[Tribal Outkast]

He’s going to be so mad if they don’t win the Super Bowl. I mean with the way running backs have been treated in past years, that record would’ve at least been a flex to make teams take them more seriously again. That’s so messed up smh. And he had the chance to get the record against the team that let him walk. That’s crazy to me

 

[Po pimp]

Aren’t Hurts AND Pickett both hurt? Wouldn’t Philly be trying to play with a 3rd string QB where the offense would be predictable, knowing they can’t balance it out with a passing game (assuming that all the skill players and offensive line would be available)?

 

[Roger king]

Count me out on this one, if the eagle lose in the first or second round this will end up looking like a terrible decision, going down as having rushed the most yards in league history will etch barkely name in stone way more than winning a superbowl will if he isnt the mvp of the game, for runningbacks stats , numbers and records are valuable than superbowls.

 

[Ironman]

Philthy trying to ruin our tank

We already ruined it with the nonsense colt game

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

Health for a SB run is more important. Would've been dope to see him break it tho.

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

Don’t matter he won regardless…. giants chose Danny Dimes over him, when a legit GM would’ve said fukk all that we keeping bark and using that money that they paid Jones they could’ve picked up a decent qb or go all in and draft one…

 

[murksiderock]

He’s going to be so mad if they don’t win the Super Bowl. I mean with the way running backs have been treated in past years, that record would’ve at least been a flex to make teams take them more seriously again. That’s so messed up smh. And he had the chance to get the record against the team that let him walk. That’s crazy to me

RB valuation is gonna go up with Barkley, Henry, Jacobs, Jones all changing teams this past off-season and having huge years...

GB thought Jones was washed and at 30, he's about to have his highest rushing total ever (only 28 yards from tying his career high of 1121 in 2022);

LV thought Jacobs was washed and at 26 is finishing his second highest year ever (currently at 1285);

Tennessee thought Henry was washed and at 30 he's having his second highest career year (currently at 1783);

The Giants picked the quarterback over Saquon and at 27 this nikka just ran for 700 more yards than his prior career high (1312 in '22)...

The two 30-year olds (Henry, Jones) switching teams and posting close to, or career highs, combined with the two mid-20s dudes switching teams and doing the same, are gonna inspire some change in the RB market. Teams are gonna have to think twice about giving their guy a second contract, as well as the kind of guarantees they give their backs, if THIS is what these guys are gonna do...

Jones signed with Minnesota for just $7m guaranteed on a 1-year deal. Henry, one of the greatest running backs to EVER play the sport, only got $9m guaranteed on a 2-year deal. Jacobs got $12.5m guaranteed on a 4-year deal, and Saquon got $26m guaranteed on a 3-year deal...

Jones' production should lead to a bigger deal next year, whether still with Minnesota or elsewhere. Henry has at worst been the second best RB this year, they gonna restructure/resign him to a bigger deal. The other two have long term deals already and in the future young backs in their primes who hit FA, are gonna point to the deals Jacobs and Saquon got, as the floor...

30+ former All-Pros hitting FA are gonna negotiate for leverage based upon what Henry just did, and even 30+ guys like Jones who are just good rather than great, are gonna point to what he's done in Minnesota...

The RB market is about to see a correction. The 2025 free agency is gonna include Dowdle, who just had a career year; Nick Chubb, a former All-Pro who appears washed; Aaron Jones, who is finishing a career year; and Najee Harris, who is about to finish this season with his second highest total, having started every single game of his career, ostensibly right smack in the middle of his prime...

Even the lesser FAs are about to see some paper from teams who need backs, relative to what those lesser guys got in the past...

 

[Born2BKing]

Why do people act like this record is legit when it would be in 17 instead of 16 games? I mean its literally not valid for that reason but the media makes no mention of that.

 

[RubioTheCruel]

He’s going to be so mad if they don’t win the Super Bowl. I mean with the way running backs have been treated in past years, that record would’ve at least been a flex to make teams take them more seriously again. That’s so messed up smh. And he had the chance to get the record against the team that let him walk. That’s crazy to me

Hurts is out with a concussion, Pickett is also likely out with rib injuries. AJB and Smith are also banged up and probably won't play. Sending Barkley out there with a preseason offense is insanity. He'd be running into a brick wall all game. If he was 30 or so yards away from the record, I think you have a discussion and let him play the first quarter with the first team offense, but the GMEN are gonna put nine men in the box. God forbid he tweaks an ankle or a knee in a game where they are locked into their playoff position.

 

[FTBS]

Why do people act like this record is legit when it would be in 17 instead of 16 games? I mean its literally not valid for that reason but the media makes no mention of that.

Because this aint the first time the league has added games. So if we gonna say the 17 game record aint legit we would have to say the same about the 16 game or even the 14 game records.

 

[FTBS]

I get it, especially since 2 seeds no longer get byes. But man it woulda been poetic ether for him to set a new record on the squad that deemed him expendable.

 

[premier58]

Why do people act like this record is legit when it would be in 17 instead of 16 games? I mean its literally not valid for that reason but the media makes no mention of that.

The record is legit. Games played, does not matter..if thats the case, then ED's record shouldnt count since it was done in 16 games, as opposed to 14. No one puts an asterisk next to Moss for breaking Jerry Rice's single season receiving td record with the benefit of 4 more games.

 

[New Jeruzalem Journalist]

Why do people act like this record is legit when it would be in 17 instead of 16 games? I mean its literally not valid for that reason but the media makes no mention of that.

No mention of it? They literally mention it everytime the comparison between him and ED is made.

I don't get the whole "asterik" thing. The record is for most yards in a season, not most yards in 16 games. OJ did it in 14. Doesn't matter if the season was 5 games. It's a seasonal record, not a "games played" record.

If the record shouldn't count, then no records of any kind should count because rules of play change every year. There's no universal constant for comparison outside of what teams and players do for a specific year.

 

[Ohene]

they don't want to do it. his teammates are selfish

the teammates want to go for it
coach made an exec decision
oh well
we gonna kill the packers week 1