Saquon Barkley lights it up against former Giants teammates as Daniel Jones gets benched

MetLife Stadium whitethorn not beryllium Saquon Barkley's location anymore, but it definite didn't look that mode successful the Philadelphia Eagles' blowout triumph connected the roadworthy implicit the New York Giants. 

Barkley went into this week not believing Giants fans, the ones who utilized to ablution him with cheers, would boo him. But the reception didn't matter, arsenic Barkley silenced Giants fans and had Eagles fans jumping for joyousness aft having his champion crippled successful his caller azygous to day with 176 rushing yards and a touchdown successful the 28-3 rout. 

Barkley lone needed 17 unreserved attempts to torch his aged teammates, breaking retired chunk yardage runs, including a game-high 55 yards to yet acceptable up his three-yard people successful the 2nd quarter. 

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Philadelphia Eagles moving backmost Saquon Barkley celebrates aft a agelong tally against the New York Giants astatine MetLife Stadium. (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

The Eagles arsenic a squad rushed for 270 yards, with Kenneth Gainwell going for 56 yards connected 13 touches, portion backmost Jalen Hurts had 22 yards arsenic well. 

Hurts didn’t request to walk overmuch successful this game, going conscionable 10-for-14 for 114 yards. But helium did find A.J. Brown down the near sideline for a cleanable 41-yard touchdown onslaught to enactment the Eagles up 14-0. The play besides came connected fourth-and-3, erstwhile the Giants, who were getting unit connected Hurts early, couldn’t get him down this time. 

EX-GIANTS LINEMAN UNDERSTANDS HOW FANS FEEL AS SAQUON BARKLEY THRIVES WITH EAGLES: ‘MVP OF THE NFL RIGHT NOW’

Speaking of the Giants, the scoreboard says it each for the offense, arsenic it couldn’t get a azygous happening going against an Eagles defence that was disrupting Daniel Jones the full game. 

Jones was yet benched successful the 2nd fractional successful favour of Drew Lock, though it’s chartless astatine the infinitesimal if caput manager Brian Daboll did truthful due to the fact that it was a blowout oregon owed to his mediocre performance. 

Philadelphia Eagles moving backmost Saquon Barkley is pushed retired of bounds by New York Giants information Jason Pinnock astatine MetLife Stadium. (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

Jones threw for 99 yards connected 14-for-21 done the air, portion getting sacked 8 times with his violative enactment not holding up successful the slightest. The Eagles exploited Josh Ezeudu playing near tackle for Andrew Thomas, who is retired for the remainder of the play aft undergoing ft surgery. 

As a team, the Giants had conscionable 119 yards of offense, portion the Eagles posted 339 connected the day. 

Giants proprietor John Mara said helium would person a hard clip sleeping if Barkley, the subordinate his squad took retired of Penn State with the No. 2 wide prime successful 2018, went to the Eagles. 

Philadelphia Eagles moving backmost Saquon Barkley carries the shot against the New York Giants. (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

After what Barkley produced successful this game, it’s casual to spot wherefore helium had that thought process.   

Follow Fox News Digital’s sports sum connected X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.