Philadelphia Eagles’ Saquon Barkley and his family are in the spotlight after the running back shared handshakes with his children ahead of the NFC championship game.

The running back put together another sensational performance to help the Eagles reach the Super Bowl in his first season with the team.

As Brady was calling the game, Fox broadcaster and play-by-play caller Kevin Burkhardt was raving about Saquon Barkley and how "magnificent" he has been during the team's current run. He even took a shot at the Giants fans himself.

Only one player in NFL history has had a season better than the one Saquon Barkley is having. Barkley is just one win away from having the greatest season by any player in NFL history.  This is the history Barkley is seeking,

With the Eagles in the red zone after the Commanders fumbled the kickoff in the first half of Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, it appeared that Washington was poised to hold the Eagles to three points. Barkley was about to be stopped short on third down. In fact, he was already conceding the play and heading out of bounds.

Patrick Mahomes is roughly an even-money favorite to win Super Bowl MVP. Saquon Barkley is second ahead of Jalen Hurts.

Saquon Barkley sprinted 60 yards for a touchdown on his first carry of the NFC championship game and the Eagles running back had a 4-yard scoring run on his second carry to roaring “MVP!

How is Saquon Barkley faring in the NFC championship game against the Washington Commanders? We're tracking him.

While the loaded Eagles expectedly lead the way with 12 top NFC playoff performers, rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels and the surprising Commanders showed off their talent across the board as well. Here is our 2025 All-NFC playoff team: Daniels helped power the Washington Commanders from having the second overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft to their first NFC Championship game appearance since 1991.

Barkley’s prop bets were the most popular markets at BetMGM ahead of Sunday’s game between the Commanders and Philadelphia Eagles. Once the game started, though, Washington was absolutely helpless to what everybody knew was coming. Barkley broke his first carry of the game 60 yards for a touchdown, cashing several of those bets in one single play.

Saquon Barkley has helped the Eagles run back to the Super Bowl. Is he having the best season ever for an NFL running back?