Saquon Barkley appears set to sit out the Philadelphia Eagles final regular-season game Sunday, denying the running back his chance at breaking Eric Dickerson’s NFL single-season rushing record.

The Philadelphia Eagles took a tough decision for their star player, Saquon Barkley. Despite Barkley and his teammates wanting the running back to play for the once in a lifetime historic moment, head coach Nick Sirianni made a harsh announcement for the final Week 18 game of this regular season,

Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni is likely to sit Saquon Barkley against the New York Giants in Week 18 rather than let his running back chase Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record, and very recent history shows why.

The running back was 101 yards away from the NFL single-season rushing record, but his head coach decided the starters needed to rest in the regular-season finale against the Giants Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.

Asked how the Eagles became so Barkley-focused over the course of the 2024 NFL season, with the PSU-produced back having his best-ever season in South Philadelphia, Moore noted that the Eagles found a formula that worked and have built their identity around it.

When news broke that Saquon Barkley was not going to play in the Philadelphia Eagles ' Week 18 regular season finale against the New York Giants, the one person fans wanted to hear from – save SB 2K himself – was head coach Nick Sirianni.

Nick Sirianni says we’ll see when asked about Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles going for NFL’s single-season rushing record

The coach said he had a difficult time deciding whether or not to allow Saquon Barkley to chase the NFL's 40-year-old rushing record.