Eagles running back Saquon Barkley will sit out the season finale to stay healthy for the playoffs, which means Eric Dickerson will remain the NFL’s single-season rushing record holder. And Dickerson ...

Not every record is meant to be broken. Just ask Eric Dickerson, who has flashed back to 1984 in tapping competitive juices as Saquon Barkley closes in on his NFL single-season rushing mark of ...

As incredible as Sanders and Peterson's 2,000-yard seasons were, neither of them were within striking distance of catching Eric Dickerson's single-season mark of 2,105 yards. Sanders entered his ...

Former NFL running back Eric Dickerson created a little bit of a stir when he told USA TODAY's Jarrett Bell that he didn't want Saquon Barkley to break his single-season rushing record ...

5. The Philadelphia Eagles rested Saquon Barkley in Week 18, leaving him 100 yards short of Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record. That makes comparing them easier. The date was Nov. 11 ...

Saquon Barkley had an opportunity to set the single-season rushing record, needing just 101 yards to pass Eric Dickerson in the season's final game. Barkley stayed at 2,005 rushing yards ...

Saquon Barkley has said he wasn't scared of making history. Chasing Eric Dickerson's record was something he wanted to pursue and something his teammates wanted to help him achieve. Barkley let ...

Eric Dickerson holds the record for the most rushing yards in a single NFL season. Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty Images Eric Dickerson ran for an NFL single-season record 2,105 yards in 1984.

Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards has yet to be broken in 40 years since his historic season in 1984. Several have gotten close. Adrian Peterson finished just eight ...