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Saquon Barkley runs wild and other Eagles stats from win over Rams
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Saquon Barkley runs wild and other Eagles stats from win over Rams

The stars were out for the Eagles’ 37-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams, especially those in green and white.

The most influential among them was Saquon Barkley, whose 302 all-purpose yards set a franchise record Sunday night. The running back eclipsed the 1,500 scrimmage-yard marker for the season (1,649), making him the fastest player to reach that threshold through the first 11 games with a new team in NFL history, according to the Eagles.

Here are four stats on notable performers, including Barkley, that paint the picture of the Eagles’ seventh straight victory:

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+136

Just call Barkley the closer. His pair of explosive second-half touchdown runs sealed the victory over the fortified Rams +136 rushing yards above expectationsa statistic from Next Gen Stats that takes into account the difference between actual rushing yards and expected rushing yards on one play or multiple plays.

Barkley has amassed +444 rushing yards than expected in the second half of games this season, surpassing the individual totals of every player in the league across all their carries this year. According to Next Gen Stats, the 6-foot-1, 233-pound running back also surpassed 20 mph on two touches in the second half.

Barkley has exceeded 21mph six times this season, which is double the next player in the competition, as four are tied with three attempts.

“I work really hard in the offseason,” Barkley said Friday. “I’ve put myself in positions that as the game goes on, the boys have to get stronger. I should be able to impose my will on the defense. I’ve been training like this for a long time. It is a little more noticeable when your team achieves more success.”

+65

Barkley wasn’t the only Eagles player who exceeded expectations with his touches. AJ Brown caught six passes for 109 yards and a touchdown against the Rams, tying a season-high +65 receiving yards above expectationsaccording to Next Gen Stats. This season, the Eagles’ top receiver has +286 total receiving yards above expectations, which ranks second in the NFL behind Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase (+310).

Brown played most of the night against Rams cornerback Darious Williams. Williams faced Brown on 18 of his 23 routes (73.8%), giving up four receptions for 86 yards in coverage.

“It was a great game that he was able to show up in some of those moments and do that without our guy DeVonta Smith, who we were missing,” Jalen Hurts said after the game. “But everyone just shows up and takes advantage of the opportunities and AJ made a great play, made a great move in the open field, and he does what he does.”

22

It was a quiet night for Jalen Carter on the stat sheet, but mostly through no fault of his own. The second-year defensive tackle was double-teamed on 22 of his 35 pass rushes against the Rams, resulting in the second-highest double-team percentage faced in a game this season (62.9%) per Next Gen Stats.

Carter generated just one pressure against the Rams for his second-lowest pressure rate in a game during his young career (2.9%). His only pressure, however, was significant. Late in the fourth quarter on third down, and as the Rams tried to rally from a 30-14 deficit, Carter flew past center Beaux Limmer to force quarterback Matthew Stafford out of his spot and into the arms of Milton Williams for a strip bag.

A week after playing 100% of the defensive snaps against the Washington Commanders, Carter was on the field for 54 of the Eagles’ first 56 defensive snaps against the Rams (96%). He put in the final eight defensive snaps late in the game with the outcome in hand.

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3.7

The Super Bowl has nothing on the Cooper Bowl. Rookie slot cornerback Cooper DeJean matched up against Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp on nine of his 37 routes (24.3%), which was the most of any Eagles defender. According to Next Gen Stats, DeJean simply allowed it three receptions for 11 yards (3.7 yards per reception) on five targets as the closest defender in coverage against Kupp.

DeJean registered a pass break on one of those incomplete passes in a critical situation. Early in the second quarter, with the Eagles up 7-3, Stafford attempted a pass to Kupp on third-and-4. However, DeJean was physical with the receiver outside the line of scrimmage and refused to give him an inch of yardage as he broke toward the sideline, allowing him to make a play on the ball.