Saquon Barkley can’t be stopped.
As if watching Sunday’s NFC Championship sport be performed between the rival Eagles and Commanders wasn’t unhealthy sufficient for Giants followers, they bought yet one more reminder of how a lot of a difference-maker their former working again is when he took a handoff on Philadelphia’s first play from scrimmage and ran it for a 60-yard landing, giving the Eagles a 7-3 lead.
This got here after Barkley carried the Eagles to a Divisional Spherical win over the Rams within the snow final Sunday when he ran for 205 yards and two touchdowns.
Barkley’s 60-yard landing got here after the Commanders opened the sport with an 18-play, 54-yard drive that chewed up 7:03 and resulted in a discipline aim.
Barkley then scored one other landing on the Eagles’ second drive, after they pressured a Commanders fumble and recovered, a 4-yard rating with 3:43 left within the first quarter that put Philly up, 14-3.
The 27-year-old, who signed a three-year, $37.75 million contract together with $26 million assured with the Eagles final offseason after six years with the Giants, additionally ran for 119 yards in a wild-card win over the Packers.
He had a profession yr in his first season in Philly, setting career-highs with 345 carries, 2,005 yards and 13 dashing touchdowns in 16 video games.
