— Saquon Barkley was so upset at himself about dropping a pass he apologized to the rest of the Giants’ offense. “I went to line, quarterback, wide receivers and I said: ‘That series is on me. “And we were able to do that.”Barkley more than made up for that early mistake, rushing for 170 yards, including a 78-yard touchdown, to surpass 1,000 for the season to lead the Giants to a 40-16 rout of the Redskins on Sunday to effectively end Washington’s slim playoff hopes. Barkley gashed the Redskins’ defense for 12.1 yards a carry to become the first Giants rookie to break 1,000 and set a single-season franchise rookie record with his 13th touchdown. The second overall pick also had four catches for 27 yards against a Washington defense that is a shell of the unit that led the league early in the season.

Source: New York Times December 09, 2018 22:23 UTC