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It was an offensive shootout between two bitter NFC East Rivals Monday Night, as the Philadelphia Eagles soared into Dallas to take on the Cowboys.  The game got off to an insane start with Tony Romo connecting with Terrell Owens on a 70 yard bomb for the Cowboys first TD.  And from that point forward, there were long balls thrown all over the place.  The score, at HALFTIME, was Philly 30, Dallas 24.  That made the top 5 highest scoring first halves in Monday Night Football History.

The drama didn’t cease a bit in the 2nd half, as there were two more lead changes.  The Cowboys grabbed the first TD, then the Eagles marched the other way and snatched the lead again, all behind a stunningly healthy Donovan McNabb (281 yards, 1 TD).  He was dodging tackles all over the place and looked razor sharp in his passing precision.  And remember, the Eagles were talking about benching or trading him this season in favor of their younger 2nd Year QB.  Bad move.  McNabb’s still got a lot left in the tank.

The game concluded with a critical Eagles turnover, giving the Cowboys excellent field position.  And Cowboys RB Marion Barber iced the game with a 1 yard goal-line TD run to put the Cowboys up 41-37.  The Eagles had one more chance, but they were spent.  Dallas hung on, winning the game 41-37 in a memorable showdown against their conference rival, Philadelphia.  However, these two will meet again later this season.  That’s one to put on your calendars.   (On a side note — this game was SO exciting, that the announcers didn’t mention Jessica Simpson once.  Except for the time that they mentioned how they hadn’t mentioned her.  And yes — they actually said this).

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