Saquon Barkley atoned for his costly drop last week against the Falcons with two more touchdowns — both in the fourth quarter — in the Eagles’ comeback win Sunday over the Saints.
The former Giants star scored touchdowns of 65 and 4 yards, the latter with 1:02 remaining, to lift Philadelphia to a 15-12 win in New Orleans.
“When things like that happen, everyone thinks the world’s ending, but it really doesn’t matter what the outside world thinks,” Barkley said for the loss to the Falcons. “Today, we kept trusting each other and kept having each other’s back.”
The 27-year-old Barkley now has 351 rushing yards and five total touchdowns for the Eagles (2-1) after signing a three-year contract worth $37.75 million in free agency in March.
Barkley had said that he “let my team down” with a key drop that would have iced the game late in the fourth quarter of a 22-21 giveaway loss to the Falcons.
The Eagles handed the Saints their first loss.
“Last week was rough. Our guys had to pick ourselves off the mat, and every one of them did,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said, alluding to a 22-21 home loss to Atlanta on Monday night. “You have to overcome those things. I’m so proud of those guys that they did.”
— with AP