Barkley’s pivotal drop late in fourth quarter burns Eagles in loss to Falcons

PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley had at the least a primary down, possibly even a landing, in his grasp that may have sealed the Eagles’ win of their house opener.

Barkley as a substitute bobbled a reception and couldn’t maintain on to Jalen Hurts’ quick cross. It was one big drop on third down at Atlanta’s 10-yard line with 1:46 left within the sport that stopped the clock late and compelled the Eagles to accept a area purpose.

Barkley’s botch was the opening the Atlanta Falcons wanted to drag off the stunner with the sort of flawless drive the Eagles couldn’t duplicate. Kirk Cousins capped the successful drive with a landing cross to Drake London and Atlanta surprised Philadelphia 22-21 in its house opener on Monday night time.

“I dropped the ball,” Barkley stated plainly. “Let my workforce down at present. Shouldn’t have put the protection in that place. If I make the catch, sport’s over.”

Barkley and Hurts, who had put the Eagles forward 18-15 on a 1-yard tush-push landing within the fourth, had a quick postgame dialog within the locker room.

The message was easy: Hurts nonetheless had Barkley’s again.

“He’s going to belief me each time in that scenario,” Barkley stated.

After Barkley’s drop, Jake Elliott kicked a 28-yard area purpose slightly than the Eagles going for the rating on fourth down.

“We wished to go up six factors. It didn’t work,” coach Nick Sirianni stated. “I wished them to be down and landing and see if they may drive the sphere. And so they did.”

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With a three-year deal for $26 million assured, Barkley is the highest-paid operating again in franchise historical past. The 27-year-old former New York Big did have a knack for dropping the ball when he performed for the NFC East rival.

“I belief him day-after-day of the week to make a play,” Hurts stated. “Identical to everyone else. We’ll be higher for it.”

Perhaps subsequent time, the Eagles will merely belief Barkley sufficient to only rush for the primary down.

Even after London torched cornerback Darius Slay and scored, the Eagles nonetheless had 34 seconds to at the least drive into area purpose territory for Elliott. Hurts as a substitute had his cross picked off by Jessie Bates III that ended all hope of Philadelphia’s personal superb comeback.

“The intent of that play was to go down the sphere,” Sirianni stated. “He took an opportunity and the man made an excellent play.”

Very like Barkley, Slay took the warmth for the loss after he let London beat him for the successful TD.

“That’s on me Philly!! I owe yall one. DAMN!!!!!” Slay wrote on social media.

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A 12 months after a 10-1 begin, the Eagles are already 1-1 with video games in opposition to undefeated groups New Orleans and Tampa Bay on deck.

Barkley ran for 95 yards in his house debut at week after per week after he rushed for 109 yards and scored three touchdowns in opposition to Inexperienced Bay. Eagles followers booed when the opening drive of the sport ended with out Barkley touching the ball. Led by Hollywood star Bradley Cooper, Eagles followers went wild when he had consecutive 9-yard runs to open the second drive.

Barkley’s regular success wouldn’t stick.

The defence couldn’t smother the lengthy play in opposition to Cousins and the defence for all 60 minutes.

Underneath new defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, the Eagles established an early knack for permitting lengthy drives that finish with three factors as a substitute of seven. Atlanta’s Younghoe Koo kicked area objectives of 39, 22 and 34 yards, the final one sufficient for a 9-7 lead within the third quarter. Of their opener, the Eagles held the Packers to only three area objectives after they drove contained in the 20.

Cousins, signed to a four-year, $180 million contract within the offseason, got here alive within the second half. Cousins linked with Darnell Mooney on a 41-yard TD cross that gave Atlanta a 15-10 lead. Cousins later hit Mooney for 21 and 26 yards on consecutive performs in the course of the decisive drive.

“We could be beat, particularly if we don’t reap the benefits of our alternatives,” Eagles defensive finish Brandon Graham stated.

With No. 1 receiver A.J. Brown out with a hamstring damage, DeVonta Smith led the Eagles with seven catches for 76 yards and a rating. Sirianni stated he wasn’t certain how lengthy Brown can be out.

“After all, he’s positively missed,” Hurts stated. “It doesn’t change the belief I’ve in everyone else to step up. We simply didn’t meet the second. It wasn’t for us tonight.”