Saquon Barkley strengthens MVP candidacy, plus Cowboys and Vikings survive late comeback attempts

The Philadelphia running back had 255 yards and two scores as the Eagles won their seventh straight game.

Before this NFL season began, a major concern surrounding the Philadelphia Eagles was how their new running back would play behind a new-look offensive line.

That question has been definitively answered.

Saquon Barkley added to his candidacy for the NFL’s most valuable player and the Eagles won their seventh consecutive game on NBC’s "Sunday Night Football" by dominating in the run game, yet again, and sprinting past the Los Angeles Rams 37-20.

Just one season after being cast off from the New York Giants, Barkley ran behind an overpowering offensive line for a career-high 255 yards — the first time in his career he has rushed for more than 200 yards — including touchdown runs of 70 and 72 yards in which defenders could barely lay a hand on the back, let alone stop him.

It was the most individual rushing yards in a single game since 2009, and pushed Barkley to 1,392 yards on the season, a new career-high set in only 11 games.

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