Saquon Barkley lives up to Eagles promise as they reach Super Bowl

Green and achromatic confetti filled Lincoln Financial Field successful Philadelphia connected Sunday nighttime conscionable arsenic the Eagles had planned – they were going to Super Bowl LIX.

The Eagles are returning to the "Big Game," aiming for revenge against the Kansas City Chiefs, who are not lone trying to marque NFL past but bushed Philadelphia successful Super Bowl LVII to statesman this dynasty. 

For immoderate of these Eagles, though, it’s the archetypal clip they’re getting a accidental astatine the Vince Lombardi Trophy, and superstar moving backmost Saquon Barkley is 1 of them. 

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When Barkley signed with the Eagles successful escaped agency, aft spending six seasons with the NFC East-rival New York Giants, helium made a committedness to get to the Super Bowl. Now that it’s really happened, Barkley’s adjacent extremity is simply a elemental one: Beat the Chiefs. 

"That was 1 of the archetypal conversations I had with [Eagles GM] Howie [Roseman]," Barkley said, via CBS Sports, aft the 55-23 triumph implicit the Washington Commanders. "That was the speech I had with my family. I came to Philly to beryllium a portion of games similar this. Nothing amended than a crippled erstwhile you tin beforehand to the Super Bowl, truthful I’m ace excited astir that."

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Barkley surely did his portion successful helping his squad get the summons to New Orleans, scoring 3 touchdowns and rushing implicit 100 yards yet again successful this career-best run helium continues adding to. 

Barkley is connected the cusp of past himself, arsenic helium appears destined to interruption the NFL grounds for astir rushing yards successful a season, including the playoffs, which Hall of Famer Terrell Davis presently owns with 2,476 yards. Barkley has 2,447 aft his 118 yards connected Sunday. 

He got astir of them connected the Eagles’ archetypal violative drawback of the crippled – a 60-yard unreserved wherever helium broke aggregate Commanders tackle attempts to find the extremity portion for the 7-3 lead. That marked his 3rd touchdown of 60 yards oregon much this postseason – the astir successful NFL history. 

Individual past is large to have, arsenic Barkley has mentioned wanting to beryllium successful the aforesaid speech arsenic Davis, Barry Sanders, Eric Dickerson and galore different moving backmost elites the infinitesimal the Giants took him 2nd wide retired of Penn State. 

But Barkley’s team-first attack has ever shined bright, and winning it each means everything. 

"I’ve ever known who I am," helium said. "I’ve ever known the benignant of subordinate I’ve become. Sometimes it takes longer than others. I didn’t envision it taking 7 years. I didn’t adjacent envision it being successful Philly. I thought it’d beryllium successful New York. 

"But nary clip is amended than God’s time."

If the Eagles are to instrumentality down Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, Barkley’s show volition beryllium a captious one, arsenic it has each play long. 

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