Three drives, three picks in NFL debut for Eagles Matt Barkley
After Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles went down with a head injury at the end of the third quarter in the Eagles games against the Dallas Cowboys, rookie QB Matt Barkley was forced into action.
The former USC Trojans QB led 3 drives in the 4th quarter, all of which ended in an interception. Not exactly the start to a career anyone would want.
Philadelphia ended up losing 17-3 to the Cowboys and fell to 3-4 on the season. Dallas moves to 4-3.
Foles wasn’t exactly having an awesome game himself – he went 11-of-29 for just 80 yards.
All told, Barkley finished the game going 11-for-20 with 129 yards, and the three interceptions.
Barkley’s first drive went 6 plays and 43 yards, culminating in a Sean Lee interception. His second drive went 7 plays and 26 yards before a Barry Church pick. The third went 9 plays 76 yards before ending up in the third and final interception by Brandon Carr.
To be fair, neither team performed very well on offense. Cowboys’ quarterback Tony Romo threw two interceptions himself – albeit in 4 quarters of play.
Dallas gained just 74 yards on the ground, while Philadelphia had a slightly better total at 84 yards.
Still, not exactly the debut anyone would want, even if he was forced to play in emergency duty after injuries to both Foles and Michael Vick.