The chance to win the division comes amid questions about the reigning Super Bowl champ’s ability to make another deep postseason run.
Philly was mired in a three-game losing streak, with an offense that struggled to kick things in gear before last week’s 31-0 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. The Eagles offense faces another bottom-tier defense in Week 16. The Commanders have the 31st-ranked total defense in 2025 (382.6 total YPG allowed). Washington also allows 26.8 points per game in 2025 (26th in the NFL).
The reigning rushing leader believes the Eagles offense is close to clicking
“I think we’re super close [to starting to play our best football] and that’s important. Everyone gets caught up in how well teams are playing in the first five games, the first half of the season. None of that matters,” Barkley said. “Obviously, it does matter because you have to give yourself a chance to compete for the playoffs and compete to win your division, but if you look at some of those teams that were the guys or the teams halfway through the year, they’re falling off.
“It’s a long season; it’s hard. Everything that we want is still out in front of us, and we can finish the season the way we want to.”
Barkley is 60 yards shy of back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing campaigns, an accomplishment he hasn’t hit since his first two seasons in New York.