Saquon Barkley is on pace to break Eric Dickerson’s NFL single-season rushing record, though not by much. Yes, he will have an extra game in which to break it, but the record doesn’t care. The Pittsburgh Steelers do, however, and they want to knock Barkley off the pace. Not because they want to preserve the record—but because no running back should do well against them.
“That’s huge. It’s been a while since that’s been up there”, Steelers LB Patrick Queen said of Saquon Barkley challenging Dickerson’s record. “For him to find a new team and be able to get to that part in his career is just something that you don’t see at all.