Not that it matters but fans were wrong about this exchange between Saquon Barkley and Jalen Hurts

Saquon Barkley stole the show on Sunday, helping the Eagles punch their ticket to the NFC Championship with a monster 28-22 win over the Rams.

With two massive touchdown runs—62 and 78 yards—Barkley put the game on ice and left fans buzzing, but not for the reasons you’d expect.

Before Barkley’s 78-yard dagger late in the fourth quarter, cameras caught him having a quick exchange with Jalen Hurts. Naturally, the internet’s finest amateur lip readers jumped to the conclusion that Saquon Barkley called his shot, supposedly telling Hurts, “Watch this.”

Would that have been awesome? Absolutely. Did it actually happen? Not even close.

Saquon goes “watch this” to Jalen Hurts before his game clinching touchdown 😬 pic.twitter.com/FWFnS4Yxm4

— Covers (@Covers) January 20, 2025

When reporters asked Barkley about it postgame, he shut down the speculation in classic Barkley fashion: “I think I was on the wrong side, but you don’t have that part of the story. It worked out pretty well, though.” Turns out, the exchange was about whether he needed to switch sides for the play. Hurts set him straight, and the rest was history.

Saquon Barkley before his 78 yard touchdown run, thought he may have been lined up wrong and that’s what he was asking Jalen Hurts about.

He says it worked! pic.twitter.com/LxeK9uJMUz

— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) January 19, 2025

“I can’t say what he said because it’ll give away the play,” Barkley added. “I wasn’t quite sure, and it just worked.”

Worked might be an understatement. Barkley finished the day with 205 rushing yards and two scores on 26 carries, putting on the kind of performance that makes defenders wake up in cold sweats.

Saquon Barkley Masterclass:

• LeSean McCoy gave Saquon Barkley the ‘secret recipe’ for a snow game at The Linc, predicted 200+ yard performance vs Rams
• WATCH: Saquon Barkley TORCHES Jared Verse, Rams defense on 62-yard TD run
• WATCH: Saquon Barkley’s 78-yard dagger with just crowd noise is a signature Eagles playoff moment

And while he didn’t channel his inner Babe Ruth and call his shot, fans still ate up the swagger he showed on that long run, complete with a quick move that left the Rams defense in the dust.

So, no, Barkley didn’t predict his game-sealing run. But let’s be real—he didn’t need to. Sometimes, greatness speaks for itself, no lip reading required.

Not sure about this one either but Dunphy seems to have a handle on it…lol

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