EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Saquon Barkley was talking about one of his jaw-dropping runs after Sunday’s demolition of the Washington Redskins and seemingly stopped mid-sentence.
“Can we talk about Shep’s block on that play?” Barkley said.
The New York Giants' rookie running back wanted to credit wide receiver Sterling Shepard for his part in the 52-yard run right before the two-minute warning in the first half. The play began running left away from Shepard, who locked up cornerback Fabian Moreau. As Barkley made defenders miss and broke free, Shepard raced 45 yards downfield for one final crushing hit that put Redskins cornerback Josh Norman on his back side and allowed Barkley to gain another 14 yards and almost reach the end zone.