What We Learned in Week 9 of the N.F.L. Season

It was a move straight out of “Super Mario Bros.,” or maybe a “John Wick” movie — a blind leap over a helpless cornerback while Saquon Barkley’s entire back faced the defense.

Who even thinks of pulling something like this off, let alone has the ability to do so?

“There’s going to be kids all over the country and all over Philadelphia trying to make that play,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said later.

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“I kinda just let go, and let my body just react,” Barkley said later. “That play was cool.”

Chalk it up as one of the best plays of the year — and of Barkley’s career. And it put him in

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