Saquon Barkley's dropped pass proved to be a bigger loss than the Eagles could have ever imagined.
The former Giants star failed to catch an easy pass from Jalen Hurts late in a “Monday Night Football” game against the Falcons, causing clock to stall and forcing the Eagles to kick a field goal instead of running out the clock.
The Falcons pulled off a comeback victory, beating the Eagles 22-21 in a stunned comeback at Lincoln Financial Field.
With just under two minutes left, it looked like the Eagles were on their way to victory, when Hurts called for a pass from Barkley on third down and three yards.
The ball hit Barkley's fingertips, but he couldn't catch it, causing the clock to run out and forcing the Eagles to send the kicking team out, a major blow.
The Falcons had the ball with 1 minute, 39 seconds left.
Kirk Cousins led the Falcons 70 yards, capping off the drive with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Drake London to tie the score at 21-21.
Despite London receiving an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that pushed the extra-point kick back 15 yards, kicker Young-ho Koo made the kick to give the Falcons a one-point lead with 34 seconds left in the game.
Hurts' interception with 27 seconds left sealed the victory for the Falcons.
“I let the team down today. I shouldn't have put our defense in that situation,” Barkley told reporters after the loss. “If we'd made that catch, the game was over.”
Barkley, who signed a three-year contract with the Eagles as a free agent after leaving the Giants, finished with 95 yards on 22 carries.
He had four catches for 21 yards in the loss, helping the Eagles fall to 1-1 on the season.
“It really sucks. Any loss sucks, but the game was decided by a couple of plays,” Barkley said. “But when you make a mistake on those plays, it hurts even more.”
