Saquon Barkley is within reach of the NFL rushing record. Here's why he likely won't get the chance to break it.

There's a possibility that the Philadelphia Eagles rest star running back Saquon Barkley and the rest of their starters in Week 18 against the New York Giants if they know who they're going to play in the playoffs.

The Philadelphia Eagles have just two games left in the regular season before hopefully making a long playoff run. Over the next two weeks, the Eagles will try to fight for the best playoff positioning possible while also looking to win the NFC East crown.

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On Sunday afternoon, the Eagles (12-3) will look to wrap up the NFC East at home against the biggest rival, the Dallas Cowboys (7-8). The game will be played at Lincoln Financial at 1:00 PM EST after getting flexed out of the late afternoon spot for the Minnesota Vikings (13-2) colossal matchup against the Green Bay Packers (11-4).

The NFL is giving maximum exposure to a Week 17 matchup between NFC North rivals. The Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers' Sunday game has been moved

The Philadelphia Eagles' hopes for the No. 1 seed took a massive hit after Sunday's loss to the Washington Commanders, a game that would have wrapped up the NFC East and the No. 2 seed in the conference.