Pat Shurmur downplays impact of Saquon Barkley’s lack of second half work

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Giants rookie running back Saquon Barkley was difficult for the Eagles to stop in the first half of Sunday’s game as he picked up 131 yards from scrimmage and scored two touchdowns to help the team build a 19-3 lead. It was much easier for the Eagles to slow Barkley down in the second half because the Giants stopped giving him the ball. Among the coaching decisions made by Pat Shurmur in the second half was using backup running back Wayne Gallman for an entire series in the third quarter and Shurmur said after the game that “had nothing to do with the outcome of the game.” He also said the team got “off schedule” with sacks and penalties that kept them from using Barkley.

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