Saquon Barkley galloped for 255 yards on the ground and accounted for another 47 through the air as the Philadelphia Eagles announced a statement win against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Football. The running back has been as advertised and then some in his first year with the Eagles, now rushing for at least 146 yards five different times this season. He's cracked the century mark five out of the last six games amid a seven-game winning streak for the Eagles and the national spotlight predictably and fairly thrust him into MVP debates de jour.
Forget for a second that it is entirely meaningless to decide who the current MVP is with so much season left to play, let alone argue over who belongs "in the conversation." Instead focus on the fact that Barkley is playing well enough to allow Damien Woody to lead off a Monday with the stance that the Eagles star would win that bauble if voting ended today.
