The Eagles' opponent, the Los Angeles Rams in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs, knows all about this. Barkley ran for a career-high 255 yards in the regular-season meeting on Nov. 24, a 37-20 Eagles victory.

Saquon Barkley's rushing prop odds might be inflated, but that doesn't make Barkley a bad bet, as NFL expert Rohit Ponnaiya cleverly explains.

PHILADELPHIA — Sometimes it is indeed darkest before dawn. It was for the Rams. It was Saquon Barkley who shut the lights, and it was the Rams who were able to turn them back on, which is why they are still alive and kicking and Sunday afternoon get another shot at Barkley and the Eagles in an NFC divisional playoff game at Lincoln Financial Field.