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Saquon Barkley was off to a fantastic begin as a Philadelphia Eagle via the primary 118 minutes of soccer together with his home-state staff. However, a play within the ultimate two minutes goes to place a really bitter style within the mouth of not simply him however of Philly teammates and followers in every single place.
With the Eagles main 18-15 and simply needing a 1st right down to ice the sport away, Jalen Hurts rolled out and located Saquon Barkley extensive open within the flat for the game-winning first down. That’s when catastrophe struck, as Saquon Barkley dropped the ball, and the Falcons rallied for the game-winning landing to stun Philadelphia.
Saquon Barkley’s stat line was fairly good, working for 95 yards on 22 carries and catching 4 passes for 21 yards. However, it’s the play he didn’t make that gave the Falcons an opportunity to win the sport. Have a look.
Brutal. The Falcons then acquired the ball again and instantly drove down the sphere to take a 22-21 lead, and a Jalen Hurts interception ended the sport.
Clearly, that’s only a brutal loss by Saquon Barkley and the Eagles. After the sport, Saquon spoke out in regards to the drop.
“I assumed was a fantastic playcall, I simply acquired to make the catch… It positively sucks. Any loss sucks, however when the sport comes down to a couple performs, it hurts a little bit extra while you’re making a mistake on that play,” Barkley stated.
Hopefully this doesn’t trigger the notoriously fickle Philly followers to activate Saquon Barkley, as he has been enjoying nicely in his first two video games since leaving the Giants and signing with Philadelphia this offseason.
The Eagles drop to 1-1 and go on the street to New Orleans to tackle a Saints staff that appears superior.
