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Wow! TO and Jevon Kearse played as advertised! 3 TD's for TO?! Kearse was all over the field. My favorite Kearse play was when he ran from across the other side of the field and caught Tiki Barber from behind. No wonder he has problems staying healthy! The guy is in on every freakin' play cause he's unGodly fast.

The Linc had a playoff intensity yesterday. And also that weird Philly feeling where you have such high hopes but secretly in the back of your mind are terrified the team is going to fall flat on its face (you know, like losing three straight nfc champ games.).

Unbelievable. Did Terrell Owens singlehandedly open up the entire field for the rest of the Eagles offense? Westbrook, Mitchell, Pinkston, Lewis, Smith all looked like they had plenty of space to operate. (BTW, what was Westbrook still doing in the game with 6 minutes to go and the Eagles up by 3 TDs?)

I know its the Giants and they're not very good, but is it possible that one game breaker can open things up for everyone else to the extent that he did in the Giants game?

Other thoughts and observations:

* I couldn't believe how thin Ron Dayne looked! Jeez, he actually looked quicker than the plodder we've all come to love (at least those of us rooting for rival teams in the NFC east).

* Tiki barber remains one of the few gints bright spots.

* Honest to gosh true story. Eagles get in the red zone for the first time. I think McNabb called a timeout just after they spotted the ball on the 20. My buddy sitting next to me says, "for all the hype surrounding TO and for as much talking as he does, Owens better score a TD here. On this play."

I say, if he scores on this play you've got to go buy a #81 jersey. My buddy says deal. Of course, the very next play McNabb hits Owens in the end zone. True to his word, he went out to the concourse and bought an Owens jersey.

Speaking of uniforms, there were an awful lot of Brian Dawkins jerseys yesterday. I would even hazard a guesstimate that I saw more #20 jerseys than #5, which as hard and as blasphemous as that may seem, appeared to me at least to be the case.

Also on the subject of the unis, those black "alternate" jerseys are ugly. And soooo original. Black. Wow. Like no team has a black jersey.

*Only a few of us suckers were there at the bitter end praying to God the Jints weren't going to score a garbage TD and cover the 8 1/2. Thankfully, McDougle(?) knocked Manning into next Thursday.

* What a pity for Shawn Andrews. He was playing like a veteran. Here's to a speedy recovery. Can't wait to see you next year. The injury will also have ramifications for next year. Did the Eagles coaching staff see enough of Andrews play to make an informed decision on the status of soon to be free agent Jon Runyan?

* Don't know if they showed this on TV, but after his 3rd td, they showed Owens on the sidelines on the jumbotron. The crowd is going wild. Owens sees himself on the big screens and puts his hand to his ear a la Hulk Hogan. The place went absolutely bonkers and ratcheted up the decibels even higher.

* Did anyone see Kearse start from the other side of the field and run down Barber in the 1st half?! Amazing!

* I know the Giants aren't very good, but they've always given the Eagles trouble. Still, a very encouraging start to the season. If the Eagles play like that vs. Minnesota, they'll be 2-0 and looking real, real strong.