McNabb and Owens combine to inspire Eagles

WARRING team-mates Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens put aside their differences to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a 42-3 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the early NFL games last night.

McNabb and Owens combine to inspire Eagles

McNabb threw four of his five touchdown passes in the first 19 minutes, including a pair to Owens. The quarterback played three quarters, finishing 23-of-29 for 342 yards and tying his career-best for TD passes.

Owens had five catches for 143 yards in his first game against his former team. LJ Smith caught a career-best nine passes for 119 yards and one TD for Philadelphia (1-1). The two stars combined to put Owens over 10,000 yards receiving, making him the 22nd player to reach that mark.

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