Eagles fans couldn't help but troll the Giants after Saquon Barkley's emotional night in a 26-18 win over the Commanders on Thursday night.
Barkley, who signed a three-year, $37.75 million contract with Philadelphia in March after six seasons with the Giants, ran for 146 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead the Eagles in the NFC East. spread out.
During Barkley's postgame interview with Amazon, host Carissa Thompson paused Barkley's running back as the Eagles faithful chanted, “Thank you, Giants!”
Barkley's smile said it all.
“I’m going to stop you for a second,” Thompson said. “We're going to have the audience film this. Everyone, listen at home. They're saying, 'Thank you, Giants.'
Barkley had 198 scrimmage yards (146 yards rushing on 26 carries and 52 yards receiving on two receptions) to lead the Eagles to their sixth straight win.
In the fourth quarter, he scored two touchdowns 20 seconds apart, including an interception by Jayden Daniels, turning a 12-10 Eagles lead into a 16-point advantage.
It was his third game with 100 yards rushing this season.
“I love it here.” Barkley told NFL Network After the match. “The city is great. The culture here is great. But most importantly, we won. There's a lot of things we can clean up. There's a lot of things I can be better at, too, but at the end of the day, If we can come here Thursday night against our NFC East rivals and get a win, that's going to be important.”
Barkley surpassed 1,000 yards on Thursday for the fourth time in his career. This will be his first since the 2022 Pro Bowl season with the Giants.
Washington had an early touchdown standup through the first three quarters before the home team at Lincoln Financial Field stormed back in the second half.
The Commanders failed to convert on fourth down at the Eagles' 26-yard line with 8:01 left in the fourth quarter, and Philadelphia took over from then on.
The Eagles and Commanders will meet again in Week 16.
Philadelphia (8-2) will play the Rams (4-5) next Sunday in Los Angeles.
