Teams have devalued the position in recent years, but the best offenses this season have elite backs as their catalysts.

As the Philadelphia Eagles take on the New York Giants this Sunday in a Week 18 contest, the talk has been around running back Saquon Barkley breaking Eric Dickerson’s record for all-time rushing yards in a season.

The Eagles had their bye week in Week 5, and returned from a 2-2 start to win 10 straight games and seize control of the division. But 12 straight games — where Barkley added to

The status of Saquon Barkley's pursuit of the NFL single-season rushing record remains up in the air. Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said during his weekly radio show with 94WIP

Following his confirmed absence in the matchup against the Giants, the record held by Saquon Barkley for the Philadelphia Eagles in this NFL season could be broken by Baltimore Ravens RB Derrick Henry.