Saquon Barkley can’t point to another moment in his career exactly like this one — the return to a place that he called home for six years as a member of the rival team. From Whitehall High School to Penn State to the NFL,

You know the history: Then-general manager Dave Gettleman said Barkley was “touched by the hand of God’’ and that he pictured him one day “putting on a gold jacket’’ as he’s inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The next game against the Chicago Bears, Barkley tore his ACL on the eighth offensive snap. He missed the rest of the season and averaged 4.0 yards per carry in the three seasons since. The Giants offensive line played a role in that lack of production, but Barkley ran behind the same offensive line the previous three years.