Most Eagles fans knew the addition of Saquon Barkley to an already talented offensive roster would be a good one. He has always been one of the better running backs in the league. He played behind a perennially leaky offensive line in New York and with a quarterback and skill position group that leaned on him mercilessly.

I don’t think any of us realized what would happen if he played behind a Jeff Stoutland offensive line, with a real quarterback and wide receivers.

Barkley added another log to his MVP fire with Sunday night’s franchise-record and career-high 255 yards rushing and 302 total yards from scrimmage in the Eagles’ 37-20 thumping of the Rams in Los Angeles.

His 255 yards on the ground surpassed LeSean McCoy’s 217 yards on snow in 2013…

…and his 302 yards from scrimmage blew away Duce Staley’s previous record of 262 against the Cowboys in the 2000 Pickle Juice game.

Two legendary performances, unique because both backs played the best games of their careers while playing in extreme weather conditions. McCoy raced through a surprise snowstorm that made throwing the ball nearly impossible, with about 3 to 4 inches of snow on the ground throughout the game. Duce, meanwhile, started the 2000 season playing on an artificial turf field that registered temperatures well above 40 degrees.

Barkley had nothing to do with that Sunday night, but it was certainly a Hollywood performance, and if Barkley wins NFL MVP this season, Sunday night’s game will be the one that catapulted him to the top of the rankings. the hope.

Some of his numbers are incomprehensible.

Even when the Rams knew it was coming, they couldn’t stop him and the Birds’ ridiculously skilled offensive line.

Remember when we were worried about future Hall of Famer Jason Kelce acquiring Cam Jugens or who would play right guard?

We were so innocent.

You just know Giants fans, and probably team president John Mara, have taken notice.

So while Barkley set franchise records for rushing and yards from scrimmage, was this the best performance by an Eagles running back?

You decide!