NFL: DALLAS (6-1) at PHILADELPHIA (3-4) <h3>Owens makes second return to Philadelphia</h3> Dallas (6-1) at Philadelphia (3-4) Sunday 8:15 pm EDT PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- "The City of Brotherly Love" again isready to unleash its venom on Terrell Owens. After nearly helping the Philadelphia Eagles win a Super Bowltitle in 2004, Owens nearly ruined the team with his petulantbehavior the following campaign. On Sunday, the temperamental wide receiver makes his secondreturn to Philadelphia as a member of the hated Dallas Cowboys. Philadelphia experienced a love-hate relationship with Owens. Itwas all love in 2004, when Owens played the role of hero forthe Eagles - but it turned into hate when Owens clearlydisrupted the team with his constant criticisms of quarterbackDonovan McNabb and management. McNabb and Owens relationship has been repaired to a point. "A lot of it is blown out of proportion," McNabb said. "Whilehe was here, we had a great year and a half together. Althoughwe know what happened in 2005 during the offseason, it justdidn't work out, I guess, and nothing to the fact where I keeplooking back to (it as if) what it could've been. It could'vebeen great, but there's no need to harp on it. "We talked about different issues at the party at the SuperBowl, and left it at that. So, it's nothing in which we'vestayed in contact with each other and have communicated; we wereable to hash out some things and move on." Owens' antics in Philadelphia did not stop Cowboys owner JerryJones from giving Owens a three-year contract worth $25 millionin February 2006. Last October, Owens disappointed in his return to Philadelphia,as he was held to three catches for 45 yards in a 38-24 loss. OnChristmas, Owens managed just two receptions for 23 yards and atouchdown in a 23-7 loss to his former team. This season, Owens returns to Philadelphia with Dallas owningthe NFC's best record. The Cowboys also come to town with achance to bury the reigning NFC East Division champion Eagles,who already are three games back and in last place. Owens could be salivating at the chance of going up against theEagles' banged-up secondary which has been without perennial ProBowl free safety Brian Dawkins, who has missed the last sixgames with a neck stinger. Dawkins has resumed practicing buthis status for this contest is uncertain. It has been another stellar season for Owens, who has 34receptions for 556 yards and five TDs. He has 13 receptions for169 yards and a pair of scores in his last two contests. Like last season, the Eagles likely will rotate cornerbacksSheldon Brown and Lito Sheppard on Owens. While Owens comes to town with his past looming over him,Cowboys Pro Bowl quarterback Tony Romo plays his first gamesince signing a contract extension worth a reported $67.5million over six years. The deal includes $30 million inguaranteed money and an $11.5 million signing bonus. Romo has thrown for 1,984 yards and 16 touchdowns while leadingthe Cowboys to their best start since they won their last SuperBowl in 1996. His yards, TDs and 96.5 quarterback rating allare tops in the NFC. In addition to Owens, Romo has made great use of tight end JasonWitten, who leads the team with 42 receptions for 540 yards andfour touchdowns. Coming off their bye week, the Cowboys hold a one-half game leadin the division over the New York Giants, whom they visit nextweek. Finally curing some of their red-zone woes, the Eagles arecoming off last Sunday's 23-16 victory at Minnesota. The Eagles managed two touchdowns in five trips in the red zone.They entered last week's contest with six TDs in 20 tripsinside the opposition's 20-yard line. Against the Vikings, McNabb threw for 333 yards and a touchdown.Speedy running back Brian Westbrook, who is second in the NFLwith 881 yards from scrimmage (536 rushing, 345 receiving)accounted for a pair of TDs against the Vikings. Philadelphia has won 11 of the last 14 meetings between theteams.
NFL: DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NFL DALLAS 0 PHILADELPHIA 0 14:55 LEFT, 1ST QTR PHI BALL ON PHI 36 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NFL DALLAS 0 PHILADELPHIA 0 14:46 LEFT, 1ST QTR DAL BALL ON PHI 37 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NFL TD DAL JULIUS JONES 2 YD RUN (NICHOLAS FOLK KICK) DALLAS 7 PHILADELPHIA 0 11:13 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>
NFL: DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NFL DALLAS 7 PHILADELPHIA 0 11:07 LEFT, 1ST QTR PHI BALL ON PHI 25 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NFL TD PHI BRIAN WESTBROOK 3 YD RUN (DAVID AKERS KICK) DALLAS 7 PHILADELPHIA 7 7:38 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>
NFL: DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NFL DALLAS 7 PHILADELPHIA 7 7:33 LEFT, 1ST QTR DAL BALL ON DAL 28 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NFL TD DAL TONY CURTIS 1 YD PASS FROM TONY ROMO (NICHOLAS FOLK KICK) DALLAS 14 PHILADELPHIA 7 2:14 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>
NFL: DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NFL DALLAS 14 PHILADELPHIA 7 2:06 LEFT, 1ST QTR PHI BALL ON PHI 26 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NFL END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- DALLAS 14 14 PHILADELPHIA 7 7 END, 1ST QTR SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: DAL - TD, JULIUS JONES 2 YD RUN (NICHOLAS FOLK KICK), 3:47. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards in 3:29. Key plays: Romo 23-yard pass to Owens on 3rd-and-6 to Philadelphia 10. DALLAS 7-0 PHI - TD, BRIAN WESTBROOK 3 YD RUN (DAVID AKERS KICK), 7:22. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards in 3:35. Key plays: McNabb 10-yard pass to R Brown on 3rd-and-6 to Philadelphia 39; Westbrook 10-yard run to Philadelphia 49; McNabb 45-yard pass to R Brown to Dallas 3. DALLAS 7-7 DAL - TD, TONY CURTIS 1 YD PASS FROM TONY ROMO (NICHOLAS FOLK KICK), 12:46. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards in 5:24. Key plays: J Jones 3-yard run on 3rd-and-3 to Dallas 38; Romo 22-yard pass to Barber on 3rd-and 1 to Philadelphia 31; Romo 14-yard pass to Barber to Philadelphia 17; Barber 16-yard run to Philadelphia 1. DALLAS 14-7</div>
NFL: DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NFL DALLAS 14 PHILADELPHIA 7 12:33 LEFT, 2ND QTR DAL BALL ON DAL 6 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NFL DALLAS 14 PHILADELPHIA 7 7:43 LEFT, 2ND QTR PHI BALL ON PHI 19 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NFL DALLAS 14 PHILADELPHIA 7 4:21 LEFT, 2ND QTR DAL BALL ON DAL 20 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 1ST HALF DALLAS 14 PHILADELPHIA 7 DAL BALL ON PHI 21 YD LINE 2ND AND 4</div>
NFL: DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NFL DALLAS 14 PHILADELPHIA 7 1:53 LEFT, 2ND QTR PHI BALL ON PHI 17 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NFL DALLAS 14 PHILADELPHIA 7 1:33 LEFT, 2ND QTR DAL BALL ON PHI 14 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NFL TD DAL MARION BARBER III 5 YD RUN (NICHOLAS FOLK KICK) DALLAS 21 PHILADELPHIA 7 0:44 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
NFL: DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NFL DALLAS 21 PHILADELPHIA 7 0:36 LEFT, 2ND QTR PHI BALL ON PHI 22 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- DALLAS 14 7 21 PHILADELPHIA 7 0 7 HALFTIME SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: DAL - TD, JULIUS JONES 2 YD RUN (NICHOLAS FOLK KICK), 3:47. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards in 3:29. Key plays: Romo 23-yard pass to Owens on 3rd-and-6 to Philadelphia 10. DALLAS 7-0 PHI - TD, BRIAN WESTBROOK 3 YD RUN (DAVID AKERS KICK), 7:22. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards in 3:35. Key plays: McNabb 10-yard pass to R Brown on 3rd-and-6 to Philadelphia 39; Westbrook 10-yard run to Philadelphia 49; McNabb 45-yard pass to R Brown to Dallas 3. DALLAS 7-7 DAL - TD, TONY CURTIS 1 YD PASS FROM TONY ROMO (NICHOLAS FOLK KICK), 12:46. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards in 5:24. Key plays: J Jones 3-yard run on 3rd-and-3 to Dallas 38; Romo 22-yard pass to Barber on 3rd-and 1 to Philadelphia 31; Romo 14-yard pass to Barber to Philadelphia 17; Barber 16-yard run to Philadelphia 1. DALLAS 14-7 2ND QUARTER: DAL - TD, MARION BARBER III 5 YD RUN (NICHOLAS FOLK KICK), 14:16. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards in 0:49. Key plays: Cowboys' Hamlin 14-yard interception return to Philadelphia 14. DALLAS 21-7</div>
NFL: DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- DALLAS 14 7 21 PHILADELPHIA 7 0 7 HALFTIME SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 3:47 DAL - TD, J Jones 2 Yd Run (N Folk Kick). Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards in 3:29. Key plays: Romo 23-yard pass to Owens on 3rd-and-6 to Philadelphia 10. Dallas 7-0. 7:22 PHI - TD, B Westbrook 3 Yd Run (D Akers Kick). Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards in 3:35. Key plays: McNabb 10-yard pass to R Brown on 3rd-and-6 to Philadelphia 39; Westbrook 10-yard run to Philadelphia 49; McNabb 45-yard pass to R Brown to Dallas 3. Dallas 7-7. 12:46 DAL - TD, T Curtis 1 Yd Pass From T Romo (N Folk Kick). Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards in 5:24. Key plays: J Jones 3-yard run on 3rd-and-3 to Dallas 38; Romo 22-yard pass to Barber on 3rd-and 1 to Philadelphia 31; Romo 14-yard pass to Barber to Philadelphia 17; Barber 16-yard run to Philadelphia 1. Dallas 14-7. 2ND QUARTER: 14:16 DAL - TD, M Barber 5 Yd Run (N Folk Kick). Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards in 0:49. Key plays: Cowboys' Hamlin 14-yard interception return to Philadelphia 14. Dallas 21-7. Dallas - Philadelphia End 2nd Qtr Statistics TEAM STATISTICS Dallas Philadelphia FIRST DOWNS 14 8 Rushing 5 3 Passing 9 4 Penalty 0 1 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 6-7-86% 3-7-43% TOTAL NET YARDS 219 124 Total offensive plays 32 30 Average gain per play 6.8 4.1 NET YARDS RUSHING 75 36 Rushing attempts 16 10 Average gain per rush 4.7 3.6 NET YARDS PASSING 144 88 Times sacked: Number-Yards 0-0 1-1 Gross passing yards 144 89 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 16-12-1 19-10-1 Avg gain per pass play 9.0 4.4 PUNTS: Number and Average 1-46.0 2-40.5 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 1-15 1-10 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 0-0 1-1 TOUCHDOWNS 3 1 Rushing 2 1 Passing 1 0 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 3-3 1-1 Kicking: Made-Attempts 3-3 1-1 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 17:00 13:00 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Dallas Philadelphia RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- M BARBER I 8 44 5.5 16 1 B WESTBROO 9 36 4.0 10 1 J JONES 8 31 3.9 15 1 C BUCKHALT 1 0 0.0 0 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T ROMO 12-16-144 1 1 24 D MCNABB 10-19- 89 1 0 45 Sacked-Yards Lost: None Sacked-Yards Lost: D MCNABB 1-1. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T OWENS 6 84 14.0 24 0 B WESTBROO 4 0 0.0 8 0 M BARBER I 3 50 16.7 22 0 R BROWN 2 55 27.5 45 0 J JONES 1 5 5.0 5 0 K CURTIS 2 17 8.5 9 0 J WITTEN 1 4 4.0 4 0 L SMITH 1 11 11.0 11 0 T CURTIS 1 1 1.0 1 1 B CELEK 1 6 6.0 6 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- N FOLK 3/3 0/0 D AKERS 1/1 0/0</div>
