Tag: A.J. Brown Can’t Be Stopped

Saquon Barkley arrives to game vs. Cowboys in retro Kelly Green Eagles gear

Saquon Barkley arrives to game vs. Cowboys in retro Kelly Green Eagles gear

Saquon Barkley is approaching NFL history and will play a significant role in Sunday’s gigantic contest at Lincoln Financial Field.

The Eagles have a shot at a double whammy, as Philadelphia can clinch the NFC East with a win and sweep the Dallas Cowboys for the first time since the 2013 regular season.

Philadelphia will be without quarterback Jalen Hurts, who was ruled out after not clearing the concussion protocol. The absence of Hurts gives New Jersey native and former Pitt Panthers star Kenny Pickett a chance to clinch the division in his first start since being acquired by the Eagles 10 months ago.

With A.J. Brown locked in, Barkley did the same, arriving at the Linc rocking retro Kelly Green Eagles gear.

Barkley needs to average 134.0 rush yards per game over his remaining two games to break the record, but Eric Dickerson doesn’t think he’ll do it.

“I don’t think he’ll break it,” the former Rams running back told Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times. “But if he breaks it, he breaks it. Do I want him to break it? Absolutely not. I don’t pull no punches on that. But I’m not whining about it. He had 17 games to do it? Hey, football is football. That’s the way I look at it. If he’s fortunate to get over 2,000 yards and get the record, it’s a great record to have.”

Eight NFL running backs have rushed for 2,000 yards in a season: Dickerson (2,105), Adrian Peterson (2,097), Jamal Lewis (2,066), Barry Sanders (2,053), Derrick Henry (2,027), Terrell Davis (2,008), Chris Johnson (2,006) and Simpson (2,003).

A confident Dickerson noted that Barkley would have achieved the feat in 17 games if it happened, highlighting that he played two more games when he passed the late O.J. Simpson, who went for 2,003 yards in 14 contests.

“O.J. Simpson was my favorite player,” Dickerson told Farmer. “He went over 2,000 yards in 14 games. It took me 15 games to get to 2,000. I had one extra game to play. Getting to 2,000 is an accomplishment in itself. I got close to that three other times.”

For Philadelphia, who could be locked into the No. 2 seed, the happy medium could be Barkley going over 2,000 in Week 17 against Dallas before sitting out the Week 18 finale against the Giants at Lincoln Financial Field.

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WATCh: A.J. Brown arrives in a ‘Can’t Be Stopped’ hoodie ahead of game vs. Cowboys

Philadelphia Eagles star wide receiver A.J. Brown wears a ‘Can’t Be Stopped’ hoodie ahead of game vs. the Dallas Cowboys

The Eagles blew a prime opportunity to win the division and potentially land the No. 1 overall seed with an ugly 36-33 loss to the Commanders in Week 17. Even without quarterback Jalen Hurts (concussion), Philadelphia still had opportunities to win, thanks to A.J. Brown.

With Hurts ruled out for Week 17 and Kenny Pickett getting the start at quarterback, Brown will be needed more than ever.   A confident player who goes by the ” Always Open ” moniker, Brown arrived at Lincoln Financial Field wearing a ‘Can’t Be Stopped’ hoodie ahead of a Dallas team looking to play spoilers.

Despite missing three games due to injury, Brown ranks 9th in the NFL with a team-leading 1,043 receiving yards. Brown became just the second player in franchise history to produce three consecutive seasons with 1,000+ receiving yards, joining Mike Quick (1983-85). Brown leads the league with 16.3 yards per reception (min. 50 catches) while ranking 3rd in receiving yards per game (86.9) behind Ja’Marr Chase (100.7) and Justin Jefferson (92.5) (min. 12 games).