{"id":533369,"date":"2023-01-01T10:28:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T07:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/giants-saquon-barkley-getting-first-taste-of-real-playoff-opportunity\/"},"modified":"2023-01-01T10:28:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T07:28:32","slug":"giants-saquon-barkley-getting-first-taste-of-real-playoff-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/giants-saquon-barkley-getting-first-taste-of-real-playoff-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"#Giants\u2019 Saquon Barkley getting first taste of real playoff opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4143460c5f8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4143460c5f8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/giants-saquon-barkley-getting-first-taste-of-real-playoff-opportunity\/#%E2%80%9CGiants_Saquon_Barkley_getting_first_taste_of_real_playoff_opportunity%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Giants\u2019 Saquon Barkley getting first taste of real playoff opportunity&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGiants_Saquon_Barkley_getting_first_taste_of_real_playoff_opportunity%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Giants\u2019 Saquon Barkley getting first taste of real playoff opportunity&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>There has never been a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> like this for Saquon Barkley. There has never been a game like this for most of the players who will suit up for the Giants on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>If there indeed is a face of the franchise, Barkley is it. In some ways, he is the Giants\u2019 heart and soul, as well. He has never set foot on a field wearing a Giants uniform with a chance to lock up a playoff berth. He has not sniffed the postseason. The closest he has come to picking up the scent was last week, when the Giants battled to the end with the Vikings before falling to the NFC\u2019s No. 2 seed on a 61-yard field goal as time expired.<\/p>\n<p>That game in Minneapolis gave Barkley a vibe he has never before felt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast week was like a playoff game,\u2019\u2019 Barkley said. \u201cI\u2019ve never been in one, but I would assume.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Saquon-Barkley.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Saquon Barkley said the Giants' loss to the Vikings felt like a playoff game, but win-an-in opportunity against the Colts is an even bigger game.\" class=\"wp-image-25201944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Saquon-Barkley.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Saquon-Barkley.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Saquon-Barkley.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Saquon-Barkley.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Saquon Barkley said the Giants\u2019 loss to the Vikings felt like a playoff game, but their win-an-in opportunity against the Colts is an even bigger game.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">N.Y. Post: Charles Wenzelberg<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cJust how it came down. How loud it was. How it came down to a field goal. Just showed you, obviously it\u2019s like that every week but especially in a game like that. I guess. I don\u2019t really know, I\u2019ve never been in it.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>No, Barkley really does not know.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was faster,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cGuys were moving around. That\u2019s what it felt like, I guess you could say.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Pardon Barkley for not expressing himself with extreme clarity. This is foreign to him. What comes next should expose Barkley to the most frenzied and possibly festive atmosphere of his five-year NFL career. The crowd at MetLife Stadium will be ready to percolate and party, with the Giants (8-6-1) in a win-and-in driver\u2019s seat. If they beat the going-nowhere Colts (4-10-1), the Giants will be in the playoffs for the first time in six years and just the second time since 2011. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/01s.NFC_.WildCardGFX.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A look at the NFC wild-card picture ahead of the Giants' win-and-in game against the Colts.\" class=\"wp-image-25198399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/01s.NFC_.WildCardGFX.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/01s.NFC_.WildCardGFX.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/01s.NFC_.WildCardGFX.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A look at the NFC wild-card picture ahead of the Giants\u2019 win-and-in game against the Colts. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NY Post illustration<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think it will be a fun atmosphere,\u2019\u2019 Daniel Jones said. \u201cOur fans have come out all year. We\u2019ve felt a lot of support, a lot of energy from them all year. We certainly expect that on Sunday. We <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciate the support so far and we\u2019re excited to get out there.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Jones has never before stepped onto a field knowing if he could direct the Giants to a victory, the playoffs would be guaranteed. The closest he has come to this was Week 17 in 2020 \u2014 Joe Judge\u2019s first season as the head coach \u2014 when the Giants had the opportunity to keep themselves alive for the postseason if the beat the Cowboys at MetLife Stadium. Barkley was on injured reserve. Jones was terrific, tossing two touchdown passes in a 23-19 victory. But the Giants, at 6-10, were eliminated from the playoffs later that night when Doug Pederson\u2019s Eagles did not exactly put the pedal to the metal in a loss to Washington.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=NYPH9766423776&amp;light=true%20\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The last time the Giants treated their fans to a win-and-in celebration was more than a decade ago, in the 2011 regular-season finale. A week earlier, Victor Cruz took it 99 yards to beat the Jets, setting up a wild Meadowlands scene on New Year\u2019s Day. The Giants trounced the Cowboys, 31-14, to win the NFC East at 9-7. They kept playing and kept winning until they won the Super Bowl for the second time in four years.<\/p>\n<p>No one is equating those Giants to these Giants. This team has already trashed the meager expectations thrust upon it even after <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll were brought in to change the course of the franchise. The anticipation was to lay the groundwork for winning without much expectation for actual winning. A playoff berth? Not realistic.<\/p>\n<p>But here they are. The Giants will get into the NFC tournament if they win one of their last two games. If they get upset by the Colts, the Giants will have another shot to make the playoffs in Week 18 in Philadelphia. The Giants want no part of that scenario.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s meaningful, it\u2019s big and we\u2019ve got to take advantage of the opportunity we\u2019ve got,\u2019\u2019 outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari said. \u201cWhy not take this opportunity and make the most of it?\u2019\u2019\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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