PHILADELPHIA >> Saquon Barkley made a dazzling backward hurdle during a stellar performance and Nakobe Dean had a game-saving interception to help the Philadelphia Eagles to their fourth straight win, 28-23 over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday night.

Barkley had 27 carries for 159 yards and a touchdown. He also had three receptions for 40 yards and a TD.

The Eagles (6-2) held on after coach Nick Sirianni wasted chances to put easy points on the board. The Eagles went 0 for 2 on fourth down and were 0 for 3 on 2-point conversions, forcing them to let Jake Elliott try a 57-yard field goal with 2:16 left.

Elliott missed, giving the Jaguars (2-7) the ball at their own 47-yard line.

Eagles defensive back Avonte Maddox was flagged 18 yards for pass interference that helped move the ball to the Eagles 13.

But Jacksonville’s second-half rally ended when Trevor Lawrence’s pass was picked off in the end zone by Dean for the linebacker’s first career interception.

The Eagles have found their groove out of the bye, riding a winning streak behind Jalen Hurts and Barkley that has thrust them into the thick of the NFC East race.

Hurts was 18 of 24 for 230 yards. He threw for two scores and ran for another.

DeVonta Smith nearly matched Barkley with a play straight out of a video game on a one-handed 25-yard TD grab late in the fourth.

The play that left mouths agape: Hurts dumped a pass to Barkley in the second quarter and he faked out one defender and used a filthy spin move that left another defender flailing on the ground before he pulled off a split-leg, backward leap over cornerback Jarrian Jones.