Eric Dickerson talks about Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, who needs to average 134 yards in his last two games to surpass the former Rams superstar's record.

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

With 1,838 rushing yards going into his last two games of the season, Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley needs 162 yards to become just the ninth player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a season. If he really went nuts, he’s 267 yards shy of Eric Dickerson’s single-season record of 2,105 yards.

Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson remains skeptical about Saquon Barkley of the Philadelphia Eagles surpassing his single-season rushing record. “I don’t think he’ll break it. But if he breaks it,