Saquon Barkleystar running back of the Philadelphia Eagles, assured this Sunday after qualifying for the Super Bowl that His team’s goal is not only to reach the NFL final but to win the title.
“I’m not going to lie. “I have tried to downplay it in my head but this is incredible,” he told the American broadcast of the Fox network after becoming NFC champion.
“We’re in the Super Bowl, but the goal wasn’t just to get there: the goal is to win. Let’s celebrate and enjoy this and then we’ll get back to work.“he added.
Barkley also highlighted the work of the entire team and highlighted that all his teammates did their part.
“This is how you get to a Super Bowl,” he said.
Philadelphia crushed the dream of the Washington Commanders this Sunday, won the NFC title 55-23 and will return to the Super Bowl two years after his last appearance.
Those Eagles of 2023, already with Nick Sirianni as coach and Jalen Hurts as quarterback, They lost the title 35-38 to Patrick Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefsat State Farm Stadium in Glendale (Arizona).
In this year’s Super Bowl, which will be played on February 9 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans (Louisiana), they could meet again with Mahomes and company, or with Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills.
Philadelphia won its first and last ring year in 2018.
Eagles broke the scoring record in a conference final and deployed a monumental offense led by Hurts and Barkleyauthors of seven of their team’s eight touchdowns.
The quarterback, with discomfort in his left knee, sealed four touchdowns (three rushing and one passing) and finished 20 of 28 passing for 246 yards without interceptions. Barkley, an NFL MVP candidate after an impressive season, also excelled with three touchdowns and 118 rushing yards (7.9 yards per attempt).
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