Overview
- Barkley suffered a stinger on the Eagles’ opening offensive play on Sunday and left the field for evaluation in the medical tent and locker room.
- He returned to the sideline wearing a neck roll, re-entered briefly in the third quarter, and finished with four rushes for nine yards and one catch for 11 yards.
- The team scheduled an MRI for Monday to check for any more serious neck or nerve damage and coaches said they were still awaiting the results.
- With Barkley limited, backups Tank Bigsby and Will Shipley handled the bulk of carries, Bigsby scored a touchdown, and the Eagles eked out a 24-20 road win while rushing 89 yards on 32 attempts.
- A stinger is a brachial plexus nerve stretch that often clears if strength and feeling return on the affected side, but bilateral or persistent symptoms require imaging and can sideline a player so the MRI outcome will drive roster and game-plan decisions.