Eagles Saquon Barkley hopes to end surprising trend in Week 6

PHILADELPHIA – Saquon Barkley has played in six games at Lincoln Financial Field in his career, five of them with the New York Giants and the other coming earlier this season as a member of the Eagles.

Barkley’s record at the Linc? 0-6.

“I didn’t know that statistic until I dropped the ball against the Falcons, that I never won there,” he said.

Obviously, this trend needs to be stopped, and the 2-2 Eagles can only hope it ends on Sunday against the 1-4 Cleveland Browns.

“I’m definitely looking forward to getting to the Linc and finally getting a win and getting that one, getting a bunch of wins there and protecting our house,” he said. “We have some of the best fans in the world and it means a lot to me to go out there and get a win for them.”

Barkley and the Eagles will be bolstered Sunday by the returns from injury of receivers AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith, as well as right tackle Lane Johnson.

“It feels really good to have players of this caliber back on the field,” Barkley said. “It definitely helps. It definitely doesn’t hurt. At the end of the day we still need to move on to working better, taking care of the little things, focusing on our details and I think we addressed that in practice this week and now we need to come out ( Saturday). Pack things up and be ready for Sunday.”

Maybe Sunday will be the day Barkley wins his first game at Linc. Until then, here’s his story at the Eagles’ home stadium:

Nov. 25, 2018

Result: 25:22 defeat.

Statistics: 13 carries, 101 yards and a touchdown; seven catches for 41 yards and another touchdown.

Totals: 142 yards, two touchdowns.

DEC. 9. 2019

Result: 23:17 defeat.

Statistics: 17 carries, 66 yards; 3 catches for one yard.

Totals: 67 yards, 0 touchdowns.

OCT. 20. 2020

Injured reserve. The Eagles won 22-21.

DEC. 26. 2021

Result: 34-10 defeat.

Statistics: 15 carries, 32 yards; one catch for minus four yards.

Totals: 28 yards, 0 touchdowns.

JAN. 8. 2023

Inactive. The Eagles won 22-16.

DEC. 25. 2023

Result: 33-25 loss.

Statistics: 23 carries, 83 yards, one touchdown; three catches for four yards.

Totals: 87 yards, one touchdown.

PLAYOFFS

January 21, 2023

Result: 38:7 defeat.

Statistics: 9 carries, 61 yards; 2 catches for 21 yards.

Totals: 83 yards, 0 touchdowns.

SEP. 16.2024 (with the Eagles)

Result: 22-21 defeat.

Statistics: 22 carries, 95 yards; four catches for 21 yards.

Totals: 116 yards, 0 touchdowns.

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