Saquon Barkley: 24 Carries, 125 Yards, 3 Receptions, 21 Yards
Saquon Barkley just continues to amaze me every week how talented he is in his rookie season. Pat Shurmur was not going to have a repeat of Week 13—thus why Barkley was given 24 carries. The carries were the second-most this season for Saquon, while 125 yards was the third-most.
Going into the game, not many people believed that Barkley could run on the menacing Bears defense. The Bears defense ended up being no match for the rookie phenom, who had his way all game. Some of the plays Barkley is able to make just makes your jaw drop.
One play that comes to mind, is the one where he hurdled Adrian Amos after making a reception. He jumped straight up over Amos, with Amos reaching for air after Barkley cleared him.
.@saquon got WAAAAYYYY 🆙
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— ESPN (@espn) December 2, 2018
The skill-set of Barkley is light years ahead of most running backs in the NFL. He could easily be in the discussion of being a top-5 running back. The sky is the limit for where he could end up at the end of his career though. Barkley will look to keep things going against an injury-riddled Redskins squad.