Terrell Davis welcomes Saquon Barkley to the 2,000-yard club

Terrell Davis welcomes Saquon Barkley to the 2,000-yard club

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Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley made NFL history on Sunday by rushing for 167 yards in Philly’s 41-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys.

This increased Barkley’s season-long rushing total to 2,005 yards, making him only the ninth player in NFL history to reach 2,000 yards in a single season.

With one game remaining, Barkley is just 101 yards away from breaking Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record (2,105 yards in 1984).

Barkley joins Eric Dickerson (2,105 yards), Adrian Peterson (2,097 yards), Jamal Lewis (2,066 yards), Barry Sanders (2,053 yards), Derrick Henry (2,027 yards), Terrell Davis (2,008 yards) and Chris Johnson (2,006 yards). ). and OJ Simpson (2,003 yards) in the NFL’s 2,000 yard club.

NFL 2,000 yard rushers

  1. Eric Dickerson (2,105 yards)

  2. Adrian Peterson (2,097 yards)

  3. Jamal Lewis (2,066 yards)

  4. Barry Sanders (2,053 yards)

  5. Derrick Henry (2,027 yards)

  6. Terrell Davis (2,008 yards)

  7. Chris Johnson (2,006 yards)

  8. Saquon Barkley (2,005 yards)

  9. OJ Simpson (2,003 yards)

Davis welcomed Barkley to the 2K Club on Twitter/X on Sunday.

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Sanders also welcomed Barkley:

Tweets by saquon

Like Johnson:

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Davis, 52, played for the Denver Broncos from 1995 to 2002. A two-time Super Bowl champion, one-time NFL MVP and one-time Super Bowl MVP, Davis was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017.

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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: Terrell Davis welcomes Saquon Barkley to the 2,000-yard club

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