PHILADELPHIA — Eagles coach Nick Sirianni is a man of many words, but even he was left “speechless” after the runner. Saquon BarkleyReverse hurdle on a defender on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

“It was the best play I’ve ever seen in my life,” Sirianni said. “What I think is cool is that there will be kids all over the country and all over Philadelphia trying to make that play and talking about that play and simulating that play while they’re playing backyard football or pee-pee football. They’re not going to be able to do it; I think he is the only one in the world who can do it.

With the Eagles facing a third-and-6 early in the second quarter, Barkley received a pass from Jalen hurts on the floor, broke a tackle and then did a spinning move David Lloyd That made Lloyd grab the air as he fell to the ground. Barkley was just warming up. Then he took a step with his back to the corner. Jarrian Joneshe elevated and blindly passed Jones for an additional 5 yards in what turned out to be a 14-yard gain.

The crowd stood up and started looking at each other in shock.

“I have to give God credit, man. I’m not going to lie… I feel like God gave me the ability to play this position and gave me some instincts. Sometimes you have to let go and let God and your instincts take over “Barkley said.

This wasn’t the first time Barkley pulled this move — he jumped back on an Iowa defender as a sophomore at Penn State — but he said one “wasn’t that cool.” This one was off the charts.

“Crazy,” the receiver said. By Vonta Smith. “I’ve never seen anything like it.”

Barkley finished the day with 199 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns. He is just the second player in Eagles history to record more than 1,000 yards from scrimmage and more than eight touchdowns in 8 games, joining Le Sean McCoywho was inducted into the Eagles Hall of Fame on Sunday.

Barkley wasn’t the only one who dazzled against Jacksonville. With AJ Brown Sidelined by a knee injury suffered late in the first half, Smith rose to the occasion and made an incredible one-handed catch in the back of the end zone for a 25-yard touchdown midway through the half. last quarter that ended up being the difference in the game.

Sirianni had no update on the status of Brown, who did not play in the second half.

“It’s always difficult when he goes down because he’s a very dynamic player, a very important part of this team and this offense,” Smith said. “If he goes down, I feel like I have to step up. For me, I’m always up for the challenge.”

Fellow receiver Jahan Dotson He had a circus catch of his own, going over a defender and flipping the ball toward himself early in the third quarter for a 36-yard gain down the left sideline.

“I feel like there were three plays in that game: Dotson, Smitty and Saquon, plays that just make you say, ‘Wow, this is why I love watching football,'” the right tackle said. Johnson.