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Saquon Barkley's day was almost entirely one explosive play. He finished with 15 carries for 83 yards (5.5 yards per carry), but over half of that yardage came on a single 42-yard second-quarter run - his only explosive run of the day. On his other 14 carries, Barkley was contacted behind the line of scrimmage on exactly half of those plays (7), totaling just 41 yards.
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Barkley's 11.5% target share and contact-reliant day mask limited early-down efficiency.

Day was almost entirely one explosive play. Finished with 15 carries for 83 yards (5.5 yards per carry), but over half of that yardage came on a single 42-yard second-quarter run—his only explosive run of the day. On his other 14 carries, was contacted behind the line of scrimmage on exactly half of those plays (7), totaling just 41 yards. Per NGS, forced 5 missed tackles and picked up 78 of his 83 yards after contact, against just 5 yards before contact—a heavily contact-reliant, low-space day overall. Heavy snap share (71%, 39 of 55 offensive snaps) didn't translate to heavy touches: 15 carries and a true 3 targets (11.5% adjusted target share).

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