Saquon Barkley looked like one of the best free agents in recent memory during the 2024 season.

The Eagles running back continued to put himself squarely in the MVP conversation with his performance against the Rams on Sunday Night Football, leading Philadelphia to a decisive 37-20 victory.

Barkley scored twice on touchdowns of 70 and 72 yards and followed the offense from start to finish. The Eagles used a dominant run game to control the clock, running for over 300 yards in 33:41 of possession time on the night. With the Eagles taking a 13-7 lead into halftime, Barkley extended that lead on the first play of the scrimmage in the third quarter, using a burst of speed to go 70 yards for a touchdown.

On Philadelphia’s next drive, Barkley took a 31-yard screen pass to the Los Angeles 13, setting up Kenneth Gainwell’s touchdown on the next play.

Barkley put the cherry on top of a great night with his 72-yard score late in the fourth quarter to ice it. He finished the game with 302 yards from scrimmage – 255 rushing, plus 47 receiving yards on four catches.

Barkley set a new career high in one game, and with more than a month left in the season, Barkley set a new career high in rushing yards on the season on Sunday night. He now has 1,392 yards for the season, surpassing his previous record of 1,312 set in 2022.

Jake Elliott hit field goals from 21 and 31 yards in the first half to open Philadelphia’s scoring before AJ Brown caught a 6-yard TD from Jalen Hurts to give the club a 13–7 halftime lead.

Gainwell’s 13-yard score put Philadelphia ahead 27-13 before Elliott hit a 26-yard field goal to extend that advantage to 30-14.

Hurts finished the game 15 of 22 passing for 179 yards with a touchdown. He also rushed for 39 yards.

While the Rams were able to move the ball well early, a fumble by Kyren Williams prevented the club from scoring on the opening possession. Williams did put the ball in the box on a 1-yard run on the next drive.

But then Los Angeles’ offense struggled. A questionable defensive pass interference penalty helped put the Rams in position for their second touchdown of the day: a 2-yard pass from Matthew Stafford to Demarcus Robinson. But then Joshua Karty missed a 47-yard field goal wide late in the third quarter to keep LA off the board.

Karty missed a 26-yard attempt last week.

Stafford connected with Cooper Kupp for a 27-yard touchdown just outside the final minute of the game.

Stafford finished the game 24 of 36 for 243 yards with two touchdowns. Nacua caught nine passes for 117 yards. Kupp caught eight for 60.

The Rams finished 0-of-8 on third down.

Notably, Eagles cornerback Darius Slay had to leave the game with a concussion. Veteran edge rusher Brandon Graham – who had a great game with a sack, two tackles for loss and three QB hits – was ruled out in the fourth quarter due to an elbow injury.

With the win, the Eagles are now 9-2 and firmly in control of the NFC East. That will be on the road again next week to take on the Ravens.

Los Angeles has now fallen to 5-6 on the season. The club will be in New Orleans next weekend to take on the Saints.