Barkley joins four quarterbacks — Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff, and Lamar Jackson — as finalists for the AP MVP award. Barkley, Burrow, and Jackson join wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase and running back Derrick Henry as OPOY finalists.

PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley is unsure why over the final 30 yards of a 78-yard scoring burst through the playoff snow in a run that whipped Eagles fans out of their frigid state and into a frenzy, he cradled the football in his left hand and repeatedly smacked his helmet with his right hand.

As the days tick down until the Eagles face off against the Washington Commanders in the NFC title game, all eyes are on the Birds' injury report. In practice Thursday, left guard Landon Dickerson was taking snaps at center in case Cam Jurgens misses the game with a back injury.

Sunday, 3 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Eagles by 6 Eagles players to watch: RB Saquon Barkley. Barkley finished with a club-record 2,005 rushing yards

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts suffered a knee injury during last Sunday’s win over the Rams in the divisional round of the playoffs.

The sixth-seeded Commanders, fresh off an upset of No. 1 seed Detroit, are the underdogs for the third consecutive week in the playoffs.

The Eagles secured the NFC East with a franchise-record-tying 14 wins for the second time in the last three seasons (also 2022); Philadelphia enters the playoff picture as the No. 2 seed in the conference, and they’ll host the explosive Green Bay Packers at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday afternoon.

The Eagles surpassed the Packers 34-29 in the NFL’s first-ever Brazil game in Week 1. Packers signal-caller Jordan Love went down with a sprained MCL on the final drive and missed the following two games. Malik Willis filled in at quarterback and led the Packers to back-to-back wins.

Saquon Barkley is unsure himself why exactly over the final 30 yards of a 78-yard scoring burst through the playoff snow in a run that whipped Philadelphia Eagles fans out of their frigid state and into a frenzy he cradled the football in his left hand and repeatedly smacked his helmet with his right hand.

This NFL season has come together as the finest in Saquon Barkley's seven-year career, with the Super Bowl just one win away.

Saquon Barkley may have come up short of Eric Dickerson's single-season regular-season rushing record, but has a chance to set a new regular-season+postseason record in Sunday's NFC Championship Game between the Eagles and Washington Commanders.