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Saquon Barkley bounces back with historic performance vs. Saints originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Nobody has ever begun their Eagles career like this.
Nobody’s been close.
Saquon Barkley has been spectacular.
Barkley rushed for 147 yards with two touchdowns, including a 65-yarder early in the fourth quarter and the game-winning four-yarder with a minute left, in the Eagles’ 15-12 win over the Saints Sunday at the Superdome.
If you’re looking for an NFL MVP three games into the season, look no farther than No. 26.
“I got a fresh start and I’m excited to show the world what I’m able to do,” Barkley said on the FOX postgame show. “I’ve got great teammates, I’ve got a great offensive line. They’ve been doing a great job for me. We’re going to keep picking each other up and keep rolling.”
Other than his costly drop last Monday in the loss to the Falcons, Barkley was very good in his first two games this year.
But that explosive 65-yarder elevated him onto another plane.
It was his fifth career 60-yard touchdown run. Only 10 players in NFL history have had more.
Jordan Mailata and Landon Dickerson carved out the hole, and Barkley sprinted away from Marshon Lattimore, Alontae Taylor and Will Harris, hitting 21 mph on his way to the end zone.
“I knew I had a lot of space to the right,” he said. “Then the o-line blocked it perfectly. You know, against Green Bay, if I would have just went right, I probably would have had two long runs, so I learned from my mistakes.”
Barkley’s 406 scrimmage yards are the most by anybody in their first three games in an Eagles uniform in the franchise’s 91-year history. Charlie Garner previously had the most with 331 back in 1994.
Barkley is only the eighth player in NFL history with 350 rushing yards, a 5.5 rushing average and five touchdowns three weeks into a season.
He’s the first Eagle with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter of a one-possession game since LeSean McCoy in the Snow Bowl vs. the Lions in…
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Publish date : 2024-09-23 13:26:38
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