Saquon Barkley said all the right things about this just being another game, but his performance said otherwise, and the star running back sent his former team a loud, resounding message. Philadelphia

Three hours before the Eagles faced the Giants on Sunday, running back Saquon Barkley walked the dark tunnel halls of MetLife Stadium as he has so many times. He wore a gray shirt with black pants and black shoes, a gray watch on his wrist, as he carried a black bag over his shoulder, Apple EarPods inserted.

Saquon Barkley downplayed the notion of returning to East Rutherford, New Jersey, with added motivation to beat the New York Giants, who employed him for the first six years of his NFL career. Yet his play had a little extra juice on Sunday as the Philadelphia Eagles running back broke a franchise record in front of the Giants' crowd,