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In Roob’s Eagles Stats, the good (not much), the bad (a lot), the ugly (even more) originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Oh yeah, this is going to be a fun one.
Another blowout loss. Another turnover for Jalen Hurts. Another first quarter without a point. This week’s Roob Stats column isn’t exactly brimming with numbers that are going to fill your heart with joy.
But the show must go on. There must be stats. Every week. No matter how badly the Eagles lose. Those are the rules around here.
So we’ll start out with some fun Saquon Barkley, Dallas Goedert and Brandon Graham numbers, but after that?
Just please remain seated for your own safety.
1. With 84 yards on 10 carries Sunday (8.4 average) after 147 yards on 17 carries against the Saints (8.6 average), Saquon Barkley became the 13th player in NFL history with consecutive games with double-digit carries and at least an 8.4 rushing average. Among the others to do it are O.J. Simpson, Tony Dorsett, Barry Sanders and Adrian Peterson but also Herman Heard, Tatum Bell and Matt Breida. Barkley has 435 rushing yards, a 6.0 rushing average and five touchdowns and is among only eight running backs in NFL history to open a season with at least 400 rushing yards, a 6.0 average and five TDs after four games. Barkley’s 6.0 average is tied for the highest in franchise history by a running back after four games (minimum 15 carries per game). LeSean McCoy was also at 6.0 four games into 2013. Barkley is the sixth Eagle with two games in a season with an 8.4 average on 10 or more carries, the first since Michael Vick in 2010 and the first running back since Timmy Brown in 1965. Only eight other running backs have had two such games in their entire Eagles career, and Barkley has done it within his first four games. The eight others are Brown, Steve Van Buren, Bosh Pritchard, Swede Hanson, Don Johnson, Billy Ray Barnes, Tom Woodeshick and most recently Wilbert Montgomery in 1980 and 1982. Barkley’s 520 scrimmage…
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Publish date : 2024-10-02 14:30:12
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