Saquon Barkley finished with 109 yards rushing and became just the second player in franchise history to score three touchdowns in his first game Friday night against the Packers.
Saquon Barkley rushes for 109 yards and records three touchdowns in his debut with Philadelphia, as the Eagles defeat the Packers 34-29. 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.As a member of the Brazil media noted to Barkley afterward, that's a"hat trick" in soccer parlance.
Barkley finished with 109 yards rushing and became just the second player in franchise history to score three touchdowns in his first game, joining Terrell Owens, who did it in 2004.said."It's exciting to watch him play. I'm happy that he's on our side. Just going to keep pressing forward. But what a debut for him."Barkley got the Eagles on the board early in the second quarter when he hauled in an 18-yard pass from Hurts in the left corner of the end zone.
Barkley has had months to envision what it would be like to play behind this offensive line and alongside playmakers such as Hurts,"I think it's so special that out of all the guys we have on this team that's so talented, and today might have been my day scoring touchdowns, it was never no hate, no none of that," Barkley said."It was like, 'Go ahead, go get four.' That's what you need with a team like this that has so many stars.
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