Saquon Barkley rushed for 255 yards on 26 carries and twice as the Philadelphia Eagles extended their lead in the NFC East with a 37-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night in Inglewood, Calif. He scored a long touchdown.
Barkley added four receptions for 47 yards and finished the game with 302 yards from scrimmage. Quarterback Jalen Hurts completed 15-of-22 passes for 179 yards and one score, and the Eagles improved to 9-2, ahead of the division’s second-place Washington Commanders (7-5). continued to pull away.
Los Angeles (5-6) has Matthew Stafford completing 24 of 36 for 243 yards and two touchdowns, leading the NFC West over Seattle (6-5) and Arizona (6-5). ) with a one-game lead. Stafford operated under constant pressure and was sacked five times.
Philadelphia held a six-point lead at the start of the third quarter, but Barkley extended the advantage on the Flames’ first play, ripping off a 70-yard scorer to make it 20-7. Stafford had a 2-yard touchdown toss to DeMarcus Robinson to push the Eagles’ lead back to six points.
However, the Eagles held the rest of the game. Kenneth Gainwell made it 27-14 with a 13-yard scoring run 6:17 into the third quarter, and Jake Elliott connected with a 26-yard field goal with 10:30 left in the game.
Barkley completed the victory in style with a 72-yard touchdown run from the left side with 2 minutes and 44 seconds remaining, hitting a hole between the guard and tackle and reaching the end zone unscathed.
Stafford added a meaningless score by connecting with Cooper Kupp for a 27-yard TD with 1:07 left.
Elliott made a 21-yard field goal 5:13 into the first quarter to give Philadelphia a 3-0 lead and cap off a drive that lasted nearly 7 1/2 minutes. However, the Rams took their only lead of the game on Kyren Williams’ 1-yard touchdown run with 1:02 left in the first.
Elliott made a 31-yard field goal with 6:17 left in the second quarter, and Hurts hit AJ Brown with a 6-yard scoring shot 1:27 before halftime. This allowed the Eagles to break into the game with a 13-7 advantage.
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