Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley didn't expect to be booed when he returned to MetLife Stadium on Sunday afternoon. He figured New York Giants fans were over his defection to their NFC East rivals during the offseason.

Saquon Barkley sat on the Eagles’ bus as it entered the parking lot for his first trip as an opposing player to MetLife Stadium. He had his headphones on and was doing his best to drown out the noise — literal and figurative — before facing the New York Giants.

By then, Barkley and the Eagles had long silenced the Giants crowd, who booed him every time he touched the ball until they were worn down, much like the Giants' vaunted defensive line. Barkley showed that in the first quarter, when he caught a short pass along the sideline and literally ran over Dane Belton.