"I don't worry about what people say about me on the outside, what the joke is about me this week - I just go out and play," said McNabb, who was pulled by coach Andy Reid at halftime of Sunday's loss at Baltimore. "I know what I'm capable of doing and I've done it many times."
Brian Westbrook? Never better. A career-high four touchdowns, and more than 100 yards rushing midway through the third quarter.
Defending Kurt Warner, who entered the evening as the NFL's second-ranked passer? For more than half the evening, the Eagles made Warner look like the old guy they manhandled when he was starting for the Giants, 4 years back. Warner's first two drives ended in interceptions.
Winning a prime-time game, after eight nighttime losses in a row? Never a doubt in this one, with the Eagles scoring more points than they'd managed since that Detroit game last season (56-21 on Sept. 23).
"We needed this game," Westbrook said. "It was a little vindication for my offensive line. We did a great job. My fullback [played well]. Wide receivers went downfield and made some plays, made some blocks. Those guys have been dogged; we've been dogged all week long. Now, we did what we needed to do to handle business.
"We played on their side of the line of scrimmage the whole game.''
Wouldn't it be nice if Arizona were still in the NFC East? Is there a way to get that changed back? Maybe send the Giants to the West?
The Eagles will return to reality Dec. 7, when they travel to meet those conference-leading, 10-1, defending Super Bowl champion New Yorkers. We'll see how much of last night's magic makes that trip. But there will be plenty of time to talk about that; let's not rain on this Thanksgiving parade just yet.
