{"id":653593,"date":"2026-01-04T15:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T15:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/653593\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T15:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T15:55:11","slug":"is-saquon-barkley-playing-today-eagles-rb-resting-decision-could-conflict-with-contract-incentives-in-week-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/653593\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Saquon Barkley playing today? Eagles&#8217; RB resting decision could conflict with contract incentives in Week 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/philadelphia-eagles\/news\/saquon-barkley-playing-today-eagles-rb-resting-contract-incentives-week-18\/7702d40539f29bcf07d3cb66?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Is Saquon Barkley playing today? Eagles&#039; RB resting decision could conflict with contract incentives in Week 18;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Is Saquon Barkley playing today? Eagles&#8217; RB resting decision could conflict with contract incentives in Week 18<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/philadelphia-eagles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Philadelphia Eagles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> could gain, at most, one seed spot in Week 18.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Either way, they&#8217;ll be home in the first round of the NFL playoffs in a week&#8217;s time either way.<\/p>\n<p>That has created a choice to make for head coach Nick Sirianni when it comes to his star players.<\/p>\n<p>Jalen Hurts isn&#8217;t expected to be out there at quarterback, with Tanner McKee lined up to get the QB action up from his usual backup spot.<\/p>\n<p>That could give us a hint on Saquon Barkley.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/news\/what-nfl-games-matter-today-playoff-picture-standings-week-18\/a7fbe990f0b67117066f005b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Breaking down what NFL games matter today;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Breaking down what NFL games matter today<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Is Saquon Barkley playing today?<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s nothing confirming Barkley is sitting Sunday, but that seems to be the expectation.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles likely wouldn&#8217;t play Barkley long, at most, without Hurts playing.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Barkley would earn some extra cash from 90 yards this week, but that won&#8217;t be the priority here.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles sat Barkley in Week 18 last year despite him chasing NFL history.<\/p>\n<p>This time around, don&#8217;t be surprised to see Tank Bigsby running the backfield for Philly in Week 18 with Barkley watching from the sideline.<\/p>\n<p>More NFL news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is Saquon Barkley playing today? 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