Jason Kelce wants the Philadelphia Eagles to try and get running back Saquon Barkley to break Eric Dickerson's single season rushing record set in 1984.
"I really want them to try and make an effort to get this record," Kelce told Joe DeCamara and Jon Ritchie during his weekly in-studio Thursday 7:30am appearance on the 94WIP Morning Show.
"I think that, to me, obviously the Super Bowl is the pinnacle, the ultimately goal. But I think the rushing title record is the coolest record in the NFL and the fact that this offensive line, Jeff Stoutland and Saquon Barkley have a chance to obtain that is pretty remarkable.
"I think it would just be really awesome for Philadelphia to have that record...Listen, I think this is probably the week—don't want to give up game plan, I don't know what they're going to do. But if you really dedicate to trying to get him a big day this week that can lighten the load for the next two games."
With three games remaining, Saquon Barkley needs 139.3 rushing yards per game to break Eric Dickerson's record of 2,105 yards in a season.
The Eagles face the Commanders this week then the Cowboys and Barkley's former team, the Giants, at home to finish the regular season.
All three teams are bottom eight in the NFL in rushing yards allowed per game:
31st - NYG (143.7)
29th - DAL (136.1)
25th - WAS (132.1)
Barkley—who has 1,688 rushing yards, 276 receiving yards, and 13 total touchdowns this season—is currently third in the MVP odds (+1800) on FanDuel behind Bills QB Josh Allen (-900) and Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (+650).
"I don't think he gets MVP unless he breaks that record and I think that would be the one thing that would put him potentially in that conversation," Kelce said of Barkley. "I think if he gets that record and the Eagles clinch the bye and the first seed in the NFC, I don't know how you don't give it him."
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