Saquon Barkley ran for 255 yards and two lengthy touchdowns on 26 carries because the Philadelphia Eagles elevated their NFC East lead with a 37-20 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday evening in Inglewood, Calif.
Barkley completed the sport with 302 yards from scrimmage, as he added 4 receptions for 47 yards. Quarterback Jalen Hurts accomplished 15 of twenty-two passes for 179 yards and a rating because the Eagles improved to 9-2 to proceed pulling away from the second-place Washington Commanders (7-5) within the division.
Matthew Stafford hit on 24 of 36 throws for 243 yards and two touchdowns for Los Angeles (5-6), which dropped a recreation behind NFC West co-leaders Seattle (6-5) and Arizona (6-5). Stafford operated beneath steady strain and was sacked 5 occasions.
Philadelphia owned a six-point lead when the third quarter began, however Barkley expanded the benefit on the primary play of the body, ripping off a 70-yard scoring jaunt for a 20-7 cushion. Stafford responded with a 2-yard landing toss to Demarcus Robinson to slice the Eagles’ lead again to 6.
However the recreation’s the rest belonged to the Eagles. Kenneth Gainwell made it 27-14 on the 6:17 mark of the third quarter with a 13-yard scoring run, and Jake Elliott linked on a 26-yard discipline aim with 10:30 left within the recreation.
Barkley capped the victory in fashion by busting a 72-yard landing run off the left facet with 2:44 left, blazing by way of a gap between the guard and deal with and going untouched to the top zone.
Stafford added a meaningless rating with 1:07 on the clock, connecting with Cooper Kupp for a 27-yard TD.
Elliott gave Philadelphia a 3-0 lead with a 21-yard discipline aim on the 5:13 mark of the primary quarter, capping a drive that lasted practically 7 1/2 minutes. Nevertheless, the Rams took their solely lead of the sport through a 1-yard landing run by Kyren Williams with 1:02 remaining within the first.
Elliott made a 31-yard discipline aim with 6:17 left within the second quarter, adopted by Hurts’ 6-yard scoring strike to A.J. Brown 1:27 earlier than halftime. That enabled the Eagles to take a 13-7 edge into intermission.
–Area Stage Media
