Saquon Barkley sat on the Eagles’ bus as it entered the parking lot for his first trip as an opposing player to MetLife Stadium. He had his headphones on and was doing his best to drown out the noise — literal and figurative — before facing the New York Giants.

When former Giants star and rejuvenated Eagles running back Saquon Barkley arrived at MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands as a visiting player on Sunday, it did not take long for something to catch his eye. Even sitting on the bus as the Eagles pulled into the loading dock, he could see tailgaters with his old No. 26 jerseys.

Saquon Barkley didn't think he'd have a "great reception" when returning to MetLife Stadium on Sunday to play against his former team the New York Giants. But he surely didn't expect what he did get when arriving in New York with his new team, the Philadelphia Eagles.