Oh, come on! Yes, Week 1 was on me. I went with the largest favorites on the board and the Cincinnati Bengals bit me. I take ownership of that bad pick, even though no one saw that coming. But, a loss in Week 2 with the top option? Again?!?! That’s on, Philadelphia Eagles RB Saquon Barkley, coach Nick Sirianni and the defense. I am not taking blame for that one — a 22-21 stunning loss to the visiting Atlanta Falcons.
If you weren’t bitten by the New England Patriots — who upset the Bengals –in Week 1, ending your USA TODAY NFL Survivor Pool hopes before they even began, I hope you didn’t roll with the Eagles in Week 2 Monday night ,,,
… because they collapsed in the most disgusting way possible.
The Eagles were up 18-15 inside the 2-minute warning and the Falcons had no timeouts lefts. On 3rd down, with less than 2 minutes to go, Sirianni and the Eagles tried a high-percentage toss to Barkley for a sure 1st down, which would have salted the game away, and perhaps it would have led to a touchdown, too. Instead, it was 4th down and the Eagles settled for a field goal.