NFL round-up: Barkley eclipses 2,000 rushing yards as Eagles take NFC East

Philadelphia running back runs wild against abysmal Cowboys to break through landmark threshold while New York Giants stun Colts

SOARING EAGLE: Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley crashed through the 2000-yard mark. Pic: André Penner/AP

Saquon Barkley rushed for 167 yards to top 2,000 on the season, backup quarterback Kenny Pickett ran and threw for scores before departing with injured ribs, and the Philadelphia Eagles clinched the NFC East title by routing the Dallas Cowboys 41-7 on Sunday.

Barkley has 2,005 yards and needs 101 in next week’s mostly meaningless regular-season finale to top Eric Dickerson and his 2,105 yards for the Los Angeles Rams in 1984.