ESPN.com · Jan 9, 2023
Giants excited by Vikings rematch, thought first game 'would be louder'
PHILADELPHIA -- Saquon Barkley said after the first meeting with the Minnesota Vikings, when the New York Giants lost 27-24 on a 61-yard field goal as time expired, he wanted a rematch.
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The sixth-seeded Giants get the third-seeded Vikings in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs next weekend.
"Actually, I talked to some of the guys after the game against Minnesota and said, 'We'll see you guys again,'" Barkley said after not playing Sunday as the Giants rested their starters in a 22-16 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. "It was a great matchup [in Minnesota]. It was a great game.
