NFL fans roast Saquon Barkley as Eagles RB drops costly catch vs Falcons - "Bringing his loser Giants mentality to Philly" 

When Saquon Barkley joined the Philadelphia Eagles as a free agent during the offseason, he was expected to be a dominant force on the ground. He seemingly proved his worth in his team debut against the Green Bay Packers, dominating with 109 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries, as well as a receiving touchdown.

But he seemingly vanished against the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night, being limited to 95 yards and no touchdowns on 22 carries. The biggest knock on him, however, was this dropped pass on 3rd and 3 within the final two minutes that forced the Eagles to settle for a field goal:

The Falcons subsequently scored a touchdown on the next drive, before Jessie Bates made an interception to confirm a 22-21 win for Atlanta.

Armed with the benefit of hindsight, fans ridiculed and condemned Barkley for the blunder on X/Twitter:

"Saquon will be thinking about it even longer," one fan said.

"A run seemed like the intelligent thing to do," another fan rued.

"One week you're a hero the next you're a ZERO....life comes at you fast!" another fan lectured.

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Key performers at Eagles-Falcons MNF game as Saquon Barkley squanders chance at victory

Jalen Hurts, the man who fed Saquon Barkley that fateful ball, had 183 yards from 23 completions and a touchdown. He also rushed 13 times for 85 yards and a touchdown.

DeVonta Smith, the recipient of the touchdown, had seven catches for 76 yards, while Dallas Goedert had three for 38.

Defensively, Reed Blankenship was the game’s top tackler, with nine solos and an assist. Zack Baun added seven solos and two assists while Milton Williams had a sack.

For the Falcons, Kirk Cousins proved that he had regained his accuracy despite still not being fully healthy from his Achilles injury, throwing for 241 yards and two touchdowns – one each to Darnell Mooney and Drake London. Bujan Robinson rushed 14 times for 97 yards, while Tyler Allgeier added 53 from nine carries.

On the defensive side, Jessie Bates was nothing if not prolific. Before his game-winning interception, he had made twelve tackles (seven solo), while AJ Terrell had seven solos of his own. Matthew Judon, who had been acquired in a preseason trade, had a sack.

The Eagles (1-1) will look to bounce back in Week 3 against the New Orleans Saints (2-0) on Sunday while the Falcons (1-1) host the Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) on the same day.