In a back-and-forth battle between NFC East foes and with first place on the line, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 38-24, in a game for the ages.
Oh, and if you didn't notice (which you may not have if you live in a hole), the much hated Terrell Owens was in town. As if the Cowboys were not already hated enough.
Philadelphia's defense shut down Owens (3 catches, 45 yards) and was phenominal up front, pressuring Dallas quarterback Drew Bledsoe all day. He was sacked seven times and threw three interceptions. None was bigger than within the last minute of the game.
Trailing by just seven points inside of a minute left, Bledsoe was intercepted by Lito Shepperd, who ran the ball back 102-yards for a touchdown and to seal the victory.
The Eagles should not have even been in that situation, but they were called for a pass interference call on a 4th and 18 with the Cowboys at their own 37. That gave them the ball at the Eagles six-yard line.
Donovan McNabb was spectacular, finishing with touchdown passes of 40 and 87 yards. He also ran for one score.
Owens was held without a catch until the third quarter and the fans were jumping up and down when he dropped a ball thrown his way. He was clearly upset, yelling and pouting on the sidelines throughout the game.
McNabb connected with Brown on a flea-flicker pass with 9:13 left that made it 31-24. The Cowboys drove into Eagles territory on their next drive, but Bledsoe was intercepted on a pass he underthrew to Owens. An earlier interception by the Eagles was also on a ball underthrown to Owens.
It was an emotional game for both teams. With the win, the Eagles improve to 4-1 and are have two more wins than the Cowboys, Giants, and Redskins.
The Eagles won an NFC East game for the first time in seven tries.
And now, they are officialy back.
And boy did this game live up to its hype.
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