Saquon Barkley is 101 yards away from breaking Eric Dickerson's single-season NFL rushing record. It looks like he's going to stay there, even with one game remaining in 2024's regular season. Barkley won't play in Week 18's finale against the New York Giants,

Barkley currently sits at 2,005 yards, meaning he’d need just 101 more to eclipse Dickerson. Adding to the drama, Barkley played for the woeful Giants for six seasons before his former team allowed him to walk away from New York in the spring.

Those veteran running backs who changed addresses in the offseason have given themselves a chance to showcase the difference they can make in the postseason. Now players such as Philadelphia’s Saquon Barkley,

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said running back Saquon Barkley 'probably' won't play Sunday, which would leave ex-Rams star Eric Dickerson's 2,105-rushing yard record intact.

The New York Giants face the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 18. Here are the five biggest storylines to follow for this contest.

Barkley and some other regular starters will rest vs. the Giants. Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said Howie Roseman, Jeffrey Lurie and others, including Barkley, were consulted.

Heading into Week 18, no one will be watching Saquon Barkley and the Philadephia Eagles' showdown against the New York Giants closer than Eric Dickerson. That's right, while Dickerson hasn't taken the field for an NFL game since all the way back in 1993 – which was before Barkley was even born – the Los Angeles Rams legend has maintained the all-time leading single-season rusher since all the way back in 1984 in his second season with the team.

Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson raised eyebrows and attracted some criticism when he admitted in December he didn't want Saquon Barkley of the Philadelphia Eagles to break the single-season record of 2,105 rushing yards that Dickerson set in 1984.

The Eagles are resting Saquon Barkley in Week 18, which means he’ll fall 100 yards short of Eric Dickerson’s single-season record

Dickerson broke O.J. Simpson's previous rushing yards record in 1984, almost a decade after the former Heisman Trophy winner set his mark. Now, 40 years after Dickerson's incredible feat, Barkley has the chance to make his own history... and hopefully the Eagles give him that chance.

Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said that key starters, including running back Saquon Barkley, will rest against the Giants.