His special season was capped in Week 17 when he surpassed the 2,000-yard rushing mark and, although he fell just 101 yards shy of Eric Dickerson’s all-time single season record, Barkley’s debut campaign in Philly will go down in history as one of the best ever.

After 21 weeks in the trenches, from some early season concerns to the best bye week of all time, some injury concerns down the stretch, and then a run of playoff games that presented unique challenges from week to week,

Divisional rivals Washington awaited in the NFC Championship game and after two tense affairs, the Eagles turned on the style, downing the Commanders 55-23, with Barkley and Hurts scoring three rushing touchdowns each to set up the Eagles’ fifth trip to the Super Bowl.