The Philadelphia Eagles were in full control of their Monday Night matchup vs. the Atlanta Falcons, but a costly mistake wound up leaving them empty-handed.
Nick Sirianni didn’t turn to Saquon Barkley that much in the second half, and the former New York Giants star had a costly drop.
The Eagles were on 3rd-and-3 and pretty close to sealing the game with another first down.
Then, instead of running with Barkley, they called a play-action pass that slipped right through his fingers.
The Eagles wound up kicking a field goal and left just enough time on the clock for the Falcons to win the game.
Following the drop, former star WR Antonio Brown took to X to mock him and call him ‘washed.’
Saquan Washed
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— AB (@AB84) September 17, 2024
Truth be told, that’s a mistake a player of Barkley’s caliber cannot afford to make.
Then again, it’s not like he didn’t have a solid game.
He logged 95 yards on 22 carries (4.3 yards per carry) and ran for 39 yards in his second drive alone.
He also had four receptions for 21 yards, with the lone incompletion being that crucial one.
The Falcons’ defense is tough, and it showed that it’s not going to be easy to move the chains on them.
Even so, people can’t help but think that the Eagles lost this game.
