Saquon Barkley rushed for 176 yards in a victory against his former team, and his 187 total yards was more than the Giants could muster on offense in the entire game.
Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine's Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus.Barkley rushed for 176 yards on 17 carries with a touchdown and added two catches for 11 yards before sitting out most of the fourth quarter as the Eagles cruised to a 28-3 victory.Boos rained down as Barkley and the Eagles' offense took the field for the first time.
But the boos got quieter and quieter with every Barkley big play, and soon the fan frustration started turning toward the anemic Giants offense. Eagles running back Saquon Barkley hit a career-best top speed of 21.93 mph on a 55-yard run against the Giants, his former team, in Sunday's 28-3 victory. He ripped off a 55-yard run down the left side early in the second quarter, reaching a career-best top speed of 21.93 mph on the play -- the second-fastest speed by a ball carrier this season (
Three plays later, Barkley's teammates helped push him into the end zone from three yards out for the score. Barkley tried to stay even-keeled this week -- saying he didn't want to make the game any more than it was -- but his performance told the story of what this meant to him. The 176 rushing yards was his most in a game at MetLife Stadium, and his 187 total yards was more than the entire Giants' team combined Sunday.
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