The party was on at Lincoln Financial Field. The confetti was falling, and the stage was set. But Saquon Barkley was heading through the southwest tunnel of the stadium as Eagles fans serenaded him with “MVP” chants.
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Giants co-owner John Mara hated losing star running back Saquon Barkley to the Eagles last offseason in free agency. Mara hated seeing his own team go 3-14 this past season, especially as the Eagles finished 14-3.
With the Eagles in the red zone after the Commanders fumbled the kickoff in the first half of Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, it appeared that Washington was poised to hold the Eagles to three points. Barkley was about to be stopped short on third down. In fact, he was already conceding the play and heading out of bounds.
Barkley’s prop bets were the most popular markets at BetMGM ahead of Sunday’s game between the Commanders and Philadelphia Eagles. Once the game started, though, Washington was absolutely helpless to what everybody knew was coming. Barkley broke his first carry of the game 60 yards for a touchdown, cashing several of those bets in one single play.
On the first play of Philly's first possession, it only made sense that offensive coordinator Kellen Moore would feed the man that has changed the Eagles offense for the better, and that's exactly what he did by handing off to Saquon Barkley.
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Playing at home because Washington won in Detroit, Philadelphia's 55 points are the most any team has scored in a conference championship game since the 1970 merger.
It took the Philadelphia Eagles all but one play to get Saquon Barkley going. On Philadelphia's first offensive play of the game against the
Saquon Barkley sprinted 60 yards for a touchdown on his first carry of the NFC championship game and the Eagles running back never looked back.
Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles are in the Super Bowl for the second time in three seasons, and this time Saquon Barkley is along for the ride.