After rushing for 766 yards and seven touchdowns in the 2024 season, running back Tank Bigsby had all but disappeared in the 2025 season – until Sunday.

In Philadelphia’s 38-20 victory over the New York Giants, Bigsby ran for 104 yards on nine carries for the Eagles.

Since joining Philadelphia in a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars after the first game of the 2025 season, Bigsby had one carry for 11 yards, one reception for minus-1 yards and nine kickoff returns for a 20.8-yard average.

But against New York, which beat Philadelphia 34-17 two weeks ago, starting running back Saquon Barkley ran for 150 yards and one touchdown on 14 carries, and Bigsby helped the Eagles push their rushing total to 276 yards in Sunday’s game.

The third 100-yard game of Bigsby’s career came after he had played 18 offensive snaps in the first seven games of the 2025 season.

“Obviously, there’s a reason we traded for him,” Philadelphia coach Nick Sirianni said. “Really, really explosive runner, and we see that all the time in practice. And as he’s caught up to our system and everything that we do and learning it, he’s gotten more opportunities, and it’s been it’s been fun to see him run with the football. But I wouldn’t say it’s a surprise with how he looked today because we obviously saw that in Jacksonville reason, why how we went and got him, and then we see it in practice every day, where you’re like, ‘Hey, we got to get this guy some touches.’

“And he’s made the most of these opportunities. I mean I think he’s averaging over 10 yards a carry in two games now. Not a ton of carries as of yet, but we know we can count on him because he can run violently, he can make you miss, he’s explosive, he can hit a home run, so I’m excited about what he brings to the table.”

The game was the first for Philadelphia with two 100-yard running backs since LeSean McCoy ran for 133 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries and Bryce Brown ran for 115 yards and one touchdown on nine carries in a 54-11 victory over the Chicago Bears on Dec. 22, 2013.

In 2020 and 2022, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and running back Miles Sanders had games in which each reached 100 rushing yards.

Barkley and Bigsby became the first running-back duo to turn in two 100-yard performances in the same game in the NFL since D’Onta Foreman and Chuba Hubbard in the Carolina Panthers’ 37-23 victory over the Detroit Lions on Dec. 24, 2022.

Bigsby was among the 14 former Auburn players who got on the field on the eighth Sunday of the NFL’s 106th season.

One other former Auburn player was involved in the New York-Philadelphia game:

Darius Slayton started at wide receiver for the Giants. Slayton had two receptions for 26 yards as he returned from a two-game injury absence. Slayton lost a touchdown catch to an offensive pass interference penalty.

In the other Sunday games:

Miami Dolphins 34, Atlanta Falcons 10

Dolphins linebacker K.J. Britt (Oxford) made one tackle.

Baltimore Ravens 30, Chicago Bears 16

Ravens defensive end Carl Lawson is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

Buffalo Bills 40, Carolina Panthers 9

Derrick Brown started at defensive end for the Panthers. Brown made one tackle. Brown dealt with a knee problem during the game.

New York Jets 39, Cincinnati Bengals 38

Jets defensive tackle Byron Cowart is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood made five tackles and broke up one pass. Sherwood had started 22 consecutive games for New York and had 32 more tackles this season than any other player for the Jets. But he did not play in the first quarter against Cincinnati.

Houston Texans 26, San Francisco 49ers 15

Texans defensive tackle Marlon Davidson (Greenville) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

New England Patriots 32, Cleveland Browns 13

Brown linebacker Eugene Asante is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.Browns tight end Sal Cannella is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.Carlton Davis started at cornerback for the Patriots. Davis made three tackles.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23, New Orleans Saints 3

Jamel Dean started at cornerback for the Buccaneers. Dean made six tackles, registered one quarterback hit and forced one fumble. New Orleans recovered the fumble.Buccaneers defensive tackle Jayson Jones (Calera) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.Saints linebacker Eku Leota did not record any stats. New Orleans elevated Leota from its practice squad to make him eligible to play.

Denver Broncos 44, Dallas Cowboys 22

Cowboys tight end Rivaldo Fairweather is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.Bo Nix (Pinson Valley) started at quarterback for the Broncos. Nix completed 19-of-29 passes for 247 yards with four touchdowns and one interception. Nix threw touchdown passes of 25 yards to wide receiver Troy Franklin as Denver took a 14-3 lead with 3:04 left in the first quarter, 24 yards to rookie wide receiver Pat Bryant to extend the advantage to 27-10 with 39 seconds left in the first half, 7 yards to Franklin for a 37-17 lead with 12:48 remaining and 5 yards to rookie running back RJ Harvey to push the margin to 44-17 with 7:14 to play.

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Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham handled Denver’s offense for the final two possessions. He had a kneel-down that lost 1 yard to close the game.

Indianapolis Colts 38, Tennessee Titans 14

Titans linebacker Dorian Mausi did not record any stats. Roger McCreary (Williamson) started at cornerback for the Titans. McCreary made three tackles and recorded his first sack of the season and fourth of his career. Braden Smith started at right offensive tackle for the Colts.

Green Bay Packers 35, Pittsburgh Steelers 25

Packers safety Jaylin Simpson is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.Packers quarterback Malik Willis dressed for the game but did not play.Colby Wooden started at defensive tackle for the Packers. Wooden made three tackles and recorded one tackle for loss.

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Week 8 started on Thursday night, when the Los Angeles Chargers defeated the Minnesota Vikings 37-10.

Week 8 concludes on Monday, when the Washington Commanders and Kansas City Chiefs square off at 7:15 p.m. CDT at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. ABC and ESPN will televise the game.

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