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Eagles Rout Giants 38-20 as Barkley Breaks Out, Then Exits With Groin Injury

The bye week offers recovery time for Saquon Barkley’s groin evaluation.

Overview

  • Saquon Barkley opened with a 65-yard touchdown and finished with 150 rushing yards plus a receiving score before leaving late with a groin issue; he told reporters he wasn’t worried as the team evaluates.
  • Reserve Tank Bigsby ran for 104 yards on nine carries, helping Philadelphia post a season-high 276 rushing yards.
  • Jalen Hurts went 15 of 20 for 179 yards and four touchdowns, with Dallas Goedert catching two scores, DeVonta Smith gaining 84 yards, and Jahan Dotson hauling in a 40-yard TD.
  • Philadelphia’s defense sacked rookie Jaxson Dart five times and held New York to 246 total yards in a controlled performance.
  • The Eagles improved to 6-2 and hit their Week 9 bye before Nov. 10 at Green Bay, while the Giants lost rookie Cam Skattebo to a dislocated right ankle and he was taken to a hospital.