LOS ANGELES – Saquon Barkley ran off the SoFi Stadium field Sunday night with two game balls under one arm and the other hand raised to the sky as Philadelphia Eagles fans showered him with chants of “MVP!”

If he continues to play like this, he might be the first running back since Adrian Peterson in 2012 to win the award.

Barkley had a career night in the Eagles’ 37-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams, posting 302 scrimmage yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns, both of which were good for more than 70 yards.

“He’s a different type of player,” Rams rookie outside linebacker Jared Verse said. “I’ve never seen a running back like that.”

Barkley set the franchise record for most rushing yards in a single game (255) and yards from scrimmage. It was the ninth-most rushing yards in a game in NFL history and the highest total since 2009.

He became only the twelfth player in NFL history with more than 300 scrimmage yards in a game.

“Every time he touches the football, he has home run ability. He catches the ball out of the backfield and can run over people. It’s a lot of fun blocking for him, I can tell you that,” Eagles said with right tackle Lane Johnson. .

Rams coach Sean McVay added: “He’s as good as a slash runner to be able to work edges and then clear corners and finish. And that’s why he had the production that he had and that’s why he’s been to this point.” maybe had an MVP-type season.”

Going into Sunday, Barkley had odds of 60-1 to win MVP. That shot up to +550 on Sunday night, according to ESPN BET, tied with Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions for the third-best odds to win the award. Only Buffalo’s Josh Allen (+135) and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson (+300) have better odds.

After his historic night, Barkley is on his way to a league-leading 1,649 scrimmage yards this season. He is on pace for 2,151 rush yards, which would be an NFL record.

“Honestly, I’m not surprised,” Barkley said of the year he’s having. “I didn’t know I would have so much success. I keep thinking that God has blessed me a lot – a lot, to be honest – but I’m grateful to be here, I’m grateful for the new start.

“A big reason why I wanted to come here was because me and my family, my fiancée, had a conversation about, ‘Hey, I think this is a place where I can kind of rewrite my story and feel like I can help everyone can show the type of player I feel I can be and that I was meant to be.'”

Barkley signed a three-year, $38 million free agent contract with the Eagles after six seasons with the New York Giants. The former No. 2 pick made a pair of Pro Bowls in New York, but has never played behind this caliber of offensive line or with as many playmakers as he did in Philadelphia. He has been quick to credit his teammates for playing a major role in his success.

As for the MVP? Barkley said he won’t really think about that until the end of the season.

“I love being in that conversation,” he said. “It’s cool and all. But it’s a team sport. And if you told me I could have the year I have and win MVP but not win the Super Bowl, or I could have the year I and can’t win MVP or Offensive Player of the Year and win the Super Bowl, then I’ll go for the (second).”