The Eagles running back ran for more than 100 yards for the eighth time this season Sunday during his team's 24-19 win over the Baltimore Ravens.

That title is slowly drifting to Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, who is having a renaissance in his first season outside New York. At this point, Barkley is more intertwined in MVP conversations with Lamar Jackson than in the Offensive Player of the Year competition.

Jalen Hurts committed no turnovers, Saquon Barkley gained 107 rushing yards and scored the decisive touchdown, the defense shut down the NFL’s top offense, and the Eagles left Baltimore with an eighth straight win.

By Brooks Kubena, Jeff Zrebiec and RJ Kraft Saquon Barkley got the better of Derrick Henry in a matchup featuring the league’s top two running backs Sunday as the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Baltimore Ravens 24-19.

In the NFL’s pass-first era, the running backs are making noise at an old-school position. You could see his sarcasm begging for permission to bite. As Justice Hill listened to a question about the NFL’s running back revival, he pursed his lips and figured out how to respond the nicest way he could.

The Eagles and Ravens entered Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium as two potential Super Bowl favorites with the No. 1 and 2 rushing leaders on their rosters. The game had two-star quarterbacks, but all eyes were on Saquon Barkley (Eagles) and Derrick Henry (Ravens).

In the history of the NFL, only three running backs have rushed for at least 1,300 yards, 10 touchdowns and an average of six yards per carry through 12 games. Two of them will be

We’re just going to have a tough time stopping this running back that we’re playing,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said of Saquon Barkley as Baltimore prepares for its matchup with the Eagles.

Compare Derrick Henry vs. Saquon Barkley in wins, trophies, rushing yards, touchdowns, and other key NFL stats.