Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley had the backing of a ton of bettors to attain a landing in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Packers of their wild-card playoff sport on Sunday night.
Barkley had the last word alternative, however proved that not solely was he the perfect operating again within the NFL through the 2024 season, however he was additionally the neatest.
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Eagles operating again Saquon Barkley leaves the sphere after the wild-card playoff sport in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Packers on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photograph/Matt Slocum)
He took a handoff with 1:09 left within the sport and ran it for 17 yards. He had a wide-open area in entrance of him and will have scored if he needed to, however determined to slip to finally kill the remainder of the clock and safe an Eagles victory.
An anytime landing guess on Barkley was the preferred professional of the day at BetMGM, based on Yahoo Sports activities. He was -119 to attain a landing and the third most-popular leg of parlays at ESPNBet, the community reported.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts fingers the ball off to operating again Saquon Barkley through the playoff sport in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Packers on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photograph/Derik Hamilton)
Regardless, Barkley mentioned stats didn’t matter at that time.
“Stats don’t matter. The only stat that matters is the win,” he mentioned, through Professional Soccer Speak. “Whether we throw for 400 yards, rush for 400 yards or win 3-0, I don’t give a f—, to be honest. I just want to win.”
Barkley added that it wasn’t “tempting” to attain however fairly it was extra essential to get the primary down and keep down.
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Eagles operating again Saquon Barkley runs with the ball in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Packers on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photograph/Matt Slocum)
He completed with 119 yards on 25 carries. Philadelphia gained the sport, 22-10.
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