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 ...

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.

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 ...

Eric Dickerson is not of the same mindset. With Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley on the cusp of breaking his single-season rushing yards record, Dickerson doubled down on wanting ...

Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson says he supports fellow running backs while maintaining that he doesn't want Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley to break his single-season rushing yards record.

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 ...

Barkley will not be given the opportunity to break Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record / Bill Streicher-Imagn Images Saquon Barkley will come up just short. After eclipsing the 2,000 ...

Not all records are intended to be broken, at least according to Eric Dickerson. As Saquon Barkley approaches his NFL single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards, Dickerson — who has been ...