EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY- If you told New York Jets fans back in September that a USC alum would have the best game of his career against the Buffalo Bills in their Week 10 showdown, they’d probably be ecstatic over Sam Darnold heroics.
Instead, it was another Trojan who stole the show, as Matt Barkley announced his NFL return with an exclamation mark. Wallowing in veteran free agency less than two weeks ago, Barkley earned the first 100+ passer rating of his career in a two-touchdown, 232-yard output that literally began from the start of the afternoon, as his 47-yard pass to Robert Foster on the first play from scrimmage was the longest play of his NFL career.