While the first quarter of Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles didn’t go well for the New York Giants, rookie running back Saquon Barkley put on a show.
Barkley had perhaps the best nine-yard run anyone will ever see. He also caught a screen from Eli Manning and made seemingly the entire Philadelphia defense miss as he went for 55 yards.
Still trying to count the number of tackles @Saquon broke on this 55-yard run. 😱😱😱#GiantsPride #PHIvsNYG
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The NFL world was blown away by his performance.
@saquon is a freak of nature on the field!
— Jonathan Stewart (@Jonathanstewar1) October 12, 2018
whenever somebody do comparisons it’s way off.. the Barkley sanders comparison its 100% legit
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) October 12, 2018
The 49ers don’t play the NY Giants until Nov. 12, but they’ve already missed six tackles against Saquon Barkley.
— Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoNBCS) October 12, 2018
👀 @saquon
— Jarvis Juice Landry (@God_Son80) October 12, 2018
Saquon Barkley is wild man
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) October 12, 2018
I describe Barkley’s running style as parkour
— Danny Kelly (@DannyBKelly) October 12, 2018
Imagine Saquon Barkley behind a good offensive line My goodness
— Booger (@ESPNBooger) October 12, 2018
Barkley is an absolute freak show… Carry-on
— Mark Schlereth (@markschlereth) October 12, 2018
Barkley will earn EVERY dime he makes!
— Brian Westbrook (@36westbrook) October 12, 2018
It was certainly a special performance from the No. 2 overall pick. He will be fun to watch for quite some time.