Philadelphia Eagles 27 Cincinnati Bengals 17

By Hugo Guzman | Saturday, August 27, 2005 | ( 0 )

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Terrell Owens and Donavan McNabb came together Friday night to propel the Philadelphia Eagles past the Cincinnati Bengals 27-17. The feuding stars hooked up on a 64 yard touchdown pass on the first play. Donavan McNabb finished the game 14-for-23 for 256 yards and three touchdowns, while Terrell Owens added five receptions for 131 yards and one touchdown. McNabb also hit Reggie Brown for an eight yard touchdown pass and hit Greg Lewis for a 27 yard touchdown. Bryan Westbrook added 20 rushing yards on seven carries and two catches for seven yards. This was all accomplished during the first half of play. Both stars in the Eagles' mini-melodrama have yet to acknowledge each other, with Owens walking past McNabb twice without looking at him.

Cincinnati Bengals starting quarterback Carson Palmer played into the third quarter with the rest of Cincinnati's starters, but the Bengals couldn't get into the end zone until the reserves scored twice in the fourth quarter. Palmer finished the game 13-for-25 for 136 yards and no touchdowns. Running back, Rudi Johnson, had another good outing rushing 17 times for 72 yards.

This was the Eagles' first home game since their NFC championship game win last season against the Atlanta Falcons. The whole team ran onto the field rather than introducing the offense or defense individually, most likely to show the fans that the team is united rather than distracted despite all the off-season turmoil.

Other key stats:

Philadelphia Eagles
Ryan Moats 8 CAR 44 YDS
Greg Lewis 4 REC 72 YDS 1 TD

Cincinnati Bengals
T.J. Houshmandzadeh 3 REC 57 YDS
Chad Johnson 3 REC 25 YDS

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