KANSAS CITY — Saquon Barkley was bottled up and kept out of the end zone in Super Bowl LIX. But on Sunday, it took the Eagles star less than a quarter to score against the Chiefs.
Barkley scored his first touchdown of the 2025 season on a 13-yard run, bursting through an open hole and giving the Eagles a 7-0 first-quarter lead at Arrowhead Stadium.
The first TD of the Super Bowl LIX rematch goes to @Saquon ‼️
PHIvsKC on FOX/FOX One https://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt pic.twitter.com/ORNY3LVn04 — NFL (@NFL) September 14, 2025
Barkley is coming off a historic first season with the Eagles in which he became one of nine NFL players to rush for 2,000 yards in a season.
But stopping Barkley was paramount for the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX; Kansas City sold out on No. 26 and held him to 57 r