Saquon Barkley

Barkley finally looked like his vintage self again for the first time since the injury last week. The second-year back ran wild on the Miami Dolphins rushing for 105 yards on 24 carries while punching in two touchdown runs. He also made a vicious cut on a 12-yard run to make a Dolphins defender lose his footing and look rather silly.

Give credit to the offensive line too as this was their best run blocking game of the season. Part of the reason was due to the stellar performance of Nick Gates, who filled in at right guard for Kevin Zeitler and shined in pass protection while bullying defenders in the running game. He also led the way on Barkley’s second touchdown score.

The Redskins have the 28th ranked run defense allowing 136 yards on the ground per game. If Barkley and the run blocking can get going, it’ll be a long day for the Skins defense as the Giants put up 36 points last week with this effective game plan.