The debut of Saquon Barkley with the Philadelphia Eagles started on a rocky note. He played against the Green Bay Packers in Brazil and scored a touchdown. This helped him have a victory in the match.
Starting with a fall, Saquon Barkley manages to help his team emerge victorious!
Initially, he had a tough time during the match as he slipped and fell during the toss play and had a five-yard loss. It made it difficult for his team to have a win. This was followed by an incomplete pass by Hurts. On the third try, the pass thrown was an interception. Taking advantage of this, the Packers made a field goal.
Following the next drive of Philadelphia, Saquon Barkley made a run with the ball, but could not gain more than three yards. The Eagles made another mistake when they dropped the ball, and this helped the Packers make another field goal.
However, this failed to ruin the sportsman spirit of Barkley. He continued to fight and give his best!
On the next turn of the Eagles, he caught a pass and ran for 18 yards straight for a touchdown. The entire scenario turned in favour of the Eagles with this move of Barkley, giving the Eagles a lead of 7-6.
Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil is a new place for the Eagles, but they have been familiar with that kind of surface. However, Barkley was not used to such kind of field.
Barkley has always been an excellent player who played for the New York Giants. However, he left his former team after six seasons and got into an agreement with the Philadelphia Eagles. He has signed a three-year contract of a $37.75 million deal with a maximum average salary of $15.833 million.
Thus, everyone was pretty excited to see him play for his new team, and he has already shown his commitment to helping the Eagles win several such games and make it to the playoffs. He had an impressive track record of 5,211 rushing yards, 35 touchdowns, 288 receptions and 12 touchdowns as a part of the Giants.
This debut match with the Philadelphia Eagles and Saquon Barkley’s stats has already set the bar high! All eyes are on him as he showcases his stunning performance in the debut match, and the world awaits with bated breath to witness his unparalleled talent on his new gridiron. This combination of Barkley-Eagles is going to be electrifying for sure!
