The Washington Commanders took the opening kick in the NFC championship game and embarked on an 18-play drive that ultimately resulted in a Zane Gonzalez field goal.
The Philadelphia Eagles were far more efficient the first time they got their mitts on the ball, choosing wisely to hand the ball off to Saquon Barkley and watch him break off a breathtaking 60-yard touchdown run.
The play was a beauty from every angle.
Barkley was already the only player in NFL history to have six rushing touchdowns of 60 yards or longer, and it's no surprise that he added a seventh. It's a testament to his greatness that the Commanders have been keyed in on stopping him for eight days now and the first time he was handed the ball he carved through their defense for a score.
Coming off a 205-yard, two-touchdown effort against the Los Angeles Rams, Barkley has a tall task to put something even more impressive. He quite literally could not have gotten off to a better start.
