Saquon Barkley’s wicked run defied gravity. The former high school high jumper used a reverse leap over the head of a defender to get a first down, a spontaneous, stupendous feat that left the Eagles — and much of the sports world — gobsmacked.

It was the best play I’ve ever seen,” Nick Sirianni said. The head coach stammered at first trying to explain it at all. Like everyone else who watched the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 28-23 at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday,

Saquon Barkley's backwards hurdle against the Jaguars stunned his Eagles teammates, coaches and the rest of the football world.