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Saquon Barkley tops 2,000 yards rushing and moves within 100 of Dickerson's record PHILADELPHIA (AP) Saquon Barkley became the ninth running back in NFL history to top 2,000 yards rushing in a season, reaching the milestone with a 23-yard run in the fourth quarter against the Dallas Cowboys.

That rush gave Barkley 2,005 yards with one game left and left him exactly 100 yards from Eric Dickersons record of 2,105, set in 1984 for the Los Angeles Rams.

Barkley could potentially top the record in next weeks finale against the New York Giants.

However, that game will be mostly meaningless for the Eagles, who could opt to rest Barkley to protect him from injury ahead of the playoffs..

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