Saquon Barkley scored three touchdowns on his debut because the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Inexperienced Bay Packers 34-29 within the first NFL sport performed in South America.
Barkley ran 24 instances for 109 yards and two touchdowns, and caught two passes for 23 yards and a landing on the Area Corinthians in Sao Paulo.
The 27-year-old, who joined from the New York Giants within the low season, is simply the second participant to attain three touchdowns on their Eagles debut, after Terrell Owens in 2004.
“It was actually vital for me simply to get going,” Barkley mentioned. “I simply wanted that first sort out to get me going once more.”
Friday’s encounter was the primary of 5 NFL regular-season video games to be performed exterior the US this season, with three video games in London in October and one in Munich in November.