The New York Giants didn’t win a single game in the months of October and November. The month of December is already off to that kind of start, as the Giants dropped their eighth straight game on Sunday.
The Green Bay Packers, fresh off a beating from the San Francisco 49ers, came in and took down the Giants, 31-13, at MetLife Stadium in a snowy and rainy mess.
There wasn’t a lot of bright spots in the game despite the fact that the Giants fought the heavily favored Packers the entire game. One thing that stood out resurgence of Saquon Barkley.
After weeks of wondering if Barkley had been playing hurt, the second-year running back looked like he was back to his old form on Sunday, hitting holes and making plays.
On the ground, Barkley carried the ball 19 times for 83 yards, but no touchdowns. Receiving wise, he had three catches for 32 yards.
Overall, Barkley had 115 total yards for the game, which was a regular thing for him before he had the high ankle sprain and missed some time due to injury.
The last time Barkley had 100-plus yards in a game was all the way back in late October against the Detroit Lions when he had 143 total yards.
Even when he returned from the injury, Barkley still didn’t look right and was even held to just one rushing yard against the New York Jets a few weeks ago. But on Sunday against the Packers, Barkley looked like his old self again.
Even if the Giants don’t win another game this season, getting Barkley back to his old form is a good thing to have happen for the Giants, especially in a season where good things haven’t happened that often.
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