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PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley didn’t sugarcoat the dropped pass on third down that would have sealed the Philadelphia Eagles victory over the Atlanta Falcons. The drop will be replayed in Barkley’s mind for a long time, yet it’s one the star running back knows he has to make.
“Let my team down,” Barkley said. “I shouldn’t have put them in that position. I need to make that catch.”
The Eagles faced a third-and-3 at the Falcons’ 10-yard line with 1:46 left. With Atlanta having no time outs, Jalen Hurts rolled right and saw a wide-open Barkley in the flat. Barkley catches the pass, gets a first down, and the Eagles run out the clock to get to 2-0.
Instead, Barkley just dropped the easy completion. Jake Elliott kicked a field goal to put the Eagles up six points with 1:42 to play, but the damage was done. That Barkley drop gave the Falcons all the momentum they needed to pull off the near-impossible comeback, as they went down the field in six plays and 1:01 to tie the game on a Kirk Cousins touchdown pass to Drake London with 38 seconds left. Younghoe Koo capped the comeback with an extra point to give the Falcons a 22-21 lead.
The comeback doesn’t start if Barkley catches that third-down pass.
“I made a mistake on that play,” Barkley said. “It definitely sucks. Any loss sucks.”
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-09-17 05:01:01
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