Barkley torched the Commanders in the NFC Championship
Saquon Barkley put up more ridiculous numbers in the Philadelphia Eagles’ NFC Championship victory over the Washington Commanders on Sunday night, leading to jabs at the New York Giants.
Barkley finished with 118 rushing yards on 15 carries and scored two touchdowns. Both scores came in the first quarter – one was a 60-yard scamper that got Eagles fans buzzing early.
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Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, #26, celebrates after scoring against the Washington Commanders during the first half of the NFC Championship NFL football game on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
As the Eagles celebrated getting to the Super Bowl for the second time in three years, NFL fans mocked the Giants for letting Barkley go in the offseason.
New York chose to re-sign Daniel Jones to a four-year contract before the 2023 season and gave Barkley a one-year deal. Before the 2024 start, the Giants let Barkley walk to free agency, much to the chagrin of Giants fans. He decided to sign with one of their archrivals.
New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley, #26, takes the field at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. (Kevin R. Wexler / USA TODAY NETWORK)
Tom Brady and the rest of the NFL world made sure to let the Giants know they made a huge mistake.
"Giant mistake letting him go," Brady said during the FOX broadcast.
The Giants have got to be sick; I don't care what anyone says. 😂
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) January 26, 2025
Giants will regret getting rid of Saquon forever…
— AB (@AB84) January 26, 2025
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Imagine being a Giants fan having to watch Saquon Barkley make it to the Super Bowl and you turn the TV off in your $5000/month 32 square foot apartment only to see the Empire State Building lit up in Eagles colors pic.twitter.com/2eMH6vulXh
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) January 27, 2025
No one deserves this more than Saquon does.
— Mike Greenberg (@Espngreeny) January 26, 2025
And no one deserves to have to watch it more than the #Giants for how they treated him.
The New York Giants’ ignorance has changed Saquon Barkley’s life and career. So amazing to see that smile on his face. Amazing player and awesome human.
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) January 26, 2025
Giants fans watching Saquon carry the Eagles to the Super Bowl: pic.twitter.com/PZ3N6HeMgI
— Sleeper (@SleeperHQ) January 26, 2025
For almost a decade, Giants fans spent 100’s of hours and dollars supporting Saquon and the Giants
— Sarah McCrory (@sarahhmccrory) January 27, 2025
Just for him to ride off into the sunset with a division rival
While John Mara and Joe Schoen keep their jobs
Giants fans are the only losers in a situation we never wanted..
In Barkley’s first season with Philadelphia, he nearly ran for the most yards in a single season. He may have gotten the record, but he was held out of the Eagles’ last game of the season to rest for the playoffs. It turned out to be a crucial move as he has yet to let his foot off of the gas pedal in the postseason.
He has 442 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns in three playoff games so far.
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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.
