PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley had a minimum of a primary down, possibly even a landing, in his grasp that will have sealed the Eagles’ win of their residence opener.
Barkley as a substitute bobbled a reception and couldn’t maintain on to Jalen Hurts’ brief cross. It was one large drop on third down at Atlanta’s 10-yard line with 1:46 left within the sport that stopped the clock late and compelled the Eagles to accept a area objective.
Barkley’s botch was the opening the Atlanta Falcons wanted to tug off the stunner with the sort of flawless drive the Eagles couldn’t duplicate. Kirk Cousins capped the profitable drive with a landing cross to Drake London and Atlanta shocked Philadelphia 22-21 in its residence opener on Monday evening.
“I dropped the ball,” Barkley stated plainly. “Let my group down right now. Shouldn’t have put the protection in that place. If I make the catch, sport’s over.”
Barkley and Hurts, who had put the Eagles forward 18-15 on a 1-yard tush-push landing within the fourth, had a quick postgame dialog within the locker room.
The message was easy: Hurts nonetheless had Barkley’s again.
“He’s going to belief me each time in that scenario,” Barkley stated.
After Barkley’s drop, Jake Elliott kicked a 28-yard area objective quite than the Eagles going for the rating on fourth down.
“We needed to go up six factors. It didn’t work,” coach Nick Sirianni stated. “I needed them to be down and landing and see if they may drive the sector. And so they did.”
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With a three-year deal for $26 million assured, Barkley is the highest-paid operating again in franchise historical past. The 27-year-old former New York Large did have a knack for dropping the ball when he performed for the NFC East rival.
“I belief him every single day of the week to make a play,” Hurts stated. “Similar to everyone else. We’ll be higher for it.”
Possibly subsequent time, the Eagles will merely belief Barkley sufficient to simply rush for the primary down.
Even after London torched cornerback Darius Slay and scored, the Eagles nonetheless had 34 seconds to a minimum of drive into area objective territory for Elliott. Hurts as a substitute had his cross picked off by Jessie Bates III that ended all hope of Philadelphia’s personal superb comeback.
“The intent of that play was to go down the sector,” Sirianni stated. “He took an opportunity and the man made a superb play.”
Very similar to Barkley, Slay took the warmth for the loss after he let London beat him for the profitable TD.
“That’s on me Philly!! I owe yall one. DAMN!!!!!” Slay wrote on social media.
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A 12 months after a 10-1 begin, the Eagles are already 1-1 with video games towards undefeated groups New Orleans and Tampa Bay on deck.
Barkley ran for 95 yards in his residence debut at week after every week after he rushed for 109 yards and scored three touchdowns towards Inexperienced Bay. Eagles followers booed when the opening drive of the sport ended with out Barkley touching the ball. Led by Hollywood star Bradley Cooper, Eagles followers went wild when he had consecutive 9-yard runs to open the second drive.
Barkley’s regular success wouldn’t stick.
The defence couldn’t smother the lengthy play towards Cousins and the defence for all 60 minutes.
Below new defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, the Eagles established an early knack for permitting lengthy drives that finish with three factors as a substitute of seven. Atlanta’s Younghoe Koo kicked area targets of 39, 22 and 34 yards, the final one sufficient for a 9-7 lead within the third quarter. Of their opener, the Eagles held the Packers to simply three area targets after they drove contained in the 20.
Cousins, signed to a four-year, $180 million contract within the offseason, got here alive within the second half. Cousins linked with Darnell Mooney on a 41-yard TD cross that gave Atlanta a 15-10 lead. Cousins later hit Mooney for 21 and 26 yards on consecutive performs throughout the decisive drive.
“We will be beat, particularly if we don’t reap the benefits of our alternatives,” Eagles defensive finish Brandon Graham stated.
With No. 1 receiver A.J. Brown out with a hamstring harm, DeVonta Smith led the Eagles with seven catches for 76 yards and a rating. Sirianni stated he wasn’t certain how lengthy Brown can be out.
“In fact, he’s undoubtedly missed,” Hurts stated. “It doesn’t change the belief I’ve in everyone else to step up. We simply didn’t meet the second. It wasn’t for us tonight.”
