It's why the past 11 NFL MVP winners have been quarterbacks. However, every signal-caller -- even MVP winners -- need help from others to lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy as Super Bowl champions at the end of the season.

Saquon Barkley may not have been able to compete for the NFL single-season rushing record against the Giants last Sunday, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t receive any accolades this week. Barkley’s Week 9 backward hurdle against the Jacksonville Jaguars was deemed the play of the year by Jason and Travis Kelce on their New Heights podcast on Wednesday.

If you’re an Eagles fan, you might not want to see this rundown of how 2,000-yard rushers have fared in the postseason.

Saquon Barkley is not playing against the Giants, and his season ends with 2,005 rushing yards, 100 shy of Eric Dickerson's NFL single-season record.

No longer flagged for his leaps, Barkley, 27, is feted for his continued ascendance. In his first year with the Philadelphia Eagles and seventh in the NFL, residents of his hometown, which is 68 miles northwest of Lincoln Financial Field, crane their necks to keep track of his every rush.

Saquon Barkley was inactive Sunday for the Philadelphia Eagles, denying the running back his chance at breaking Eric Dickerson’s NFL single-season rushing record. Jalen Hurts, wide receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith and offensive linemen Landon Dickerson and Lane Johnson were among the starters who sat out for the NFC East champion Eagles against the New York Giants.

Jason Kelce weighed in on whether he wanted to see Saquon Barkley get a chance to break the rushing record or if he should have rested with the Eagles' playoff seed locked up.

During the latest edition of his "New Heights" podcast, Jason Kelce suggested that he would've let Saquon Barkley chase history.