


Saquon Barkley’s Eagles tenure got off to an inauspicious start.
But he quickly rebounded with an impressive touchdown.
The ex-Giants running back and current Eagle snagged Philadelphia’s first score of the season in the second quarter of their season opener with an 18-yard reception against the Packers in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
He quickly followed that up with an 11-yard rushing touchdown to put the Eagles up 14-12 with under six minutes to go in the first half.
Barkley’s first run with the Eagles did not exactly go as planned, as he caught a quick pitch from Jalen Hurts, slipping on the NeoQuimica Arena turf and losing four yards.
After a Jalen Hurts interception to close out a dismal opening series and a fumble from the quarterback on the subsequent Eagles drive, Philadelphia finally got things going on the third time out on offense.
On a second-and-11 deep in Packers territory, Hurts heaved up a lob down the near side — over two Green Bay defensive backs — and into the hands of a leaping Barkley.
The Penn State product caught 12 touchdown passes over six seasons with the Giants, and now, he has his first with Big Blue’s NFC East rival.