Fantasy owners were predictably upset after Saquon Barkley iced the game by turning down a TD

Saquon Barkley does not care at all about your fantasy team. He made that awfully clear on Sunday.

The New York Giants improved to 5-1 on the season with their 24-20 Week 6 win over the Baltimore Ravens, and Barkley’s resurgence is a huge reason for that surprise start. But he doesn’t even need to be scoring touchdowns to make winning plays.

With 1:24 to go in the game and the Ravens having two timeouts remaining, Barkley took a handoff, spun to the outside and had a clear path to the end zone. But had Barkley walked in for the score, he would have given the Ravens a slim chance at coming back. Knowing the situation, Barkley got the first down and immediately went down.

Saquon Fantasy owners:

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We’ve seen players mess up that situation in the past and actually cost their teams by scoring — looking at you, Nick Chubb and Todd Gurley. Barkley, though, was able to put the team ahead of individual stats. And for that, his smart play secured a Giants win.

But still, that Saquon Barkley touchdown could have helped A LOT of fantasy teams out there. So, plenty of owners weren’t thrilled with Barkley’s heads-up play.