PHILADELPHIA — The first he ran against the Eagles, Saquon Barkley needed just 13 attempts to amass 130 yards. Four games after that outing, Barkley vaulted over his NFL high with last week’s 142-yard eruption against the Buccaneers.
In that Oct. 11 meeting with Philadelphia, Barkley had runs of 46 and 50 yards, plus a short reception he took 55 yards as part of a nine-catch, 99-yard receiving showing in the Eagles’ 34-13 victory at MetLife Stadium.
The Giants want the big plays out of Barkley, but he heads into Sunday’s rematch focusing more on taking “dirty’’ runs of three or four yards, if need be, accelerating his pace at the line of scrimmage with more decisive decisions.