‘Best in the league’ running back has historic single-game performance, dramatic finish in Washington: NFL Week 12 Sunday review

With six teams on bye in Week 12 and many heavily-favored teams in the games on the schedule, Sunday’s slate of games had the possibility of lacking intrigue.

With six teams on a bye in Week 12 and many heavily-favored teams in the games on the schedule, Sunday’s slate of games had the possibility of lacking intrigue. But it didn’t play out that way, with historic performances from star players, thrilling endings to games and underdogs hanging around against their favored opponents. Here are the main storylines from Sunday’s action. Saquon Barkley continued his excellent first season with the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night Football as his historic performance led his team to a 37-20 victory over the Los Angles Rams. Barkley, who moved from the New York Giants to Philadelphia in the offseason, rushed for an Eagles franchise-record 255 yards on just 26 carries, finishing with over 300 total yards at SoFi Stadium to become just the 13th player in NFL history to reach that mark. 255 rushing yards in a game is also the ninth-most ever recorded in a single game by one player. The 27-year-old had 73 yards in the first half before exploding for a 70-yard touchdown on the second half’s first play. Late into the fourth quarter, Barkley ran for another long touchdown, this time a 72-yard scamper to cap a memorable evening for the running back.