There’s no denying MVP candidate Saquon Barkley is showing off in his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles , but even Barkley is starting to rewrite the record books at his position. Barkley had the eighth-most rushing yards through the first 12 games of a season in NFL history, but the numbers go even deeper. Barkley is the first running back since Jim Brown in 1963 to have 1,475+ rushing yards and 10+ running touchdowns while averaging 6.0+ yards per rush through the first 12 games of a season. During that 1963 season, Brown finished second in MVP award voting finishing with 1,863 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns. Brown leads the league in both categories and leads the NFL in rushing yards per game a career high. The NFL played 14-game seasons at the time, and Brown set a single-season record for most rushing yards in a season.
Barkley ran for 1,499 yards on the season, just 606 yards behind Eric Dickerson for the most rushing yards in a season. Barkley would need to average 121.2 rushing yards per game to match Dickerson over his final five games and is currently averaging 124.9 rushing yards per game in 12 games. Barkley is on track to pass Dickerson and finish with 2,123 rushing yards on the season. He also leads the NFL with 147.2 yards from scrimmage per game and has 1,766 yards on the season. The NFL record is Chris Johnson with 2,509 and Barkley is on pace for 2,502 so he would be eight yards shy of the record.
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