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Karl Rasmussen

Saquon Barkley Takes Blame for Eagles' Loss to Falcons After Costly Drop

Barkley runs with the ball against the Atlanta Falcons during the first quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. | Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

The Philadelphia Eagles were effectively a Saquon Barkley catch away from shutting the door on the Atlanta Falcons during their 22–21 defeat on Monday night.

With the ball in the Eagles' possession and ahead by three points with less than two minutes to go, Nick Sirianni opted to draw up a screen pass for Barkley rather than run the ball on third-and-3. It was a catch that Barkley makes 99 times out of 100, but he stunningly wasn't able to secure the grab despite the throw from Jalen Hurts being well within his reach.

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