Big win: Eagles 38, Cowboys 24

The Eagles smacked down the Cowboys nicely, battering Drew Bledsoe all day. Terrell Owens didn't make much of a dent, catching 3 for 45 yards but dropping a couple others and befuddling Bledsoe into underthrowing him for a second-half interception.

Donovan McNabb was very good, and the defense was very, very good, and that's pretty much a recipe to beat any team in the NFL. The only glitch happened with about 45 seconds left, when Bledsoe fired a 57-yard pass to Terry Glenn on 4th and 18 to put Dallas five yards away from a game-tying touchdown. Hard to figure you put single-coverage on the other team's best receiver on 4th and 18, but there you go.

Didn't matter, as Bledsoe threw a baffling end-zone pick to Lito Sheppard, who ran 82 yards the other way toward paydirt and a game-sealing touchdown. And then Sheppard started hot-dogging.

Quick question, Lito: How long does it take you to cover 20 yards, even in full pads and after 82 yards of sprinting? Five seconds? I think five seconds, maximum.

So here's another quick question: Is it impossible for you to wait FIVE MORE SECONDS to start celebrating your great play? A Dallas dude got pretty close to you at the 20, man, have you really never heard The Ballad of Leon Lett and Don Beebe?

Of course, Lito heard someone alert him to the Dallas dude's presence -- "Lito, get your ass in the end zone pronto, man!" -- and he revved back up to second gear and made it in with a dive.

So you may say, "What a crotchety whiner," about me. You would not be incorrect. But it's a ridiculous example to set. That's all.

Overall, awesome game that the Eagles pretty much had to win to keep recovering momentum after a brutal choke job against the Giants three weeks ago. Nicely done, everyone.