The FOX NFL cameras are surely going to be focused on Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley often on Sunday in the NFC championship game against the Washington Commanders. When that happens, some fans might wonder why Barkley has eye black under only one of his eyes (especially on an overcast day).

Saquon Barkley is one game away from finally reaching the goal he and his Philadelphia Eagles teammates have been waiting for all season, but that wouldn't have been possible for the former New York Giants running back without choosing to come home to Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia was one of the best teams in football for the first 12 weeks of the 2023 NFL season but fell apart down the stretch and then lost early in the playoffs. Things didn't go as planned but the Eagles' front office didn't sit around and just hope things would fix themselves.