McNabb Has Good View of Eagle Rout

Donovan McNabb took off his helmet and found a seat on the bench. The fourth quarter had just started, but his work was done.

McNabb threw for three touchdowns and Correll Buckhalter ran for 99 yards and a touchdown, leading the Philadelphia Eagles to a 40-18 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night.

The Eagles (2-1) scored 26 points in the second quarter off four fumbles and a blocked punt.

Dallas (0-3) turned the ball over five times and couldn’t generate any offense, getting one first down and 11 yards in the first half.

It was so bad for the Cowboys that Emmitt Smith moved closer to Barry Sanders than Walter Payton on the career rushing list by halftime. Smith, who passed Sanders for second place last week, had minus three yards in 10 carries in the first half. He finished with 58 yards in 16 carries.

Anthony Wright started his second straight game at quarterback in place of Quincy Carter, who has an injured thumb. He was seven for 23 for 33 yards with one interception.

McNabb finished 14 for 28 for 162 yards.

Dallas led, 6-0, in the first quarter on a pair of field goals by Tim Seder. But McNabb connected with Chad Lewis on a 10-yard touchdown pass to give the Eagles a 7-6 lead. McNabb completed consecutive passes of 21 yards to James Thrash and 17 yards to Todd Pinkston during the nine-play drive.

Two plays after Mitchell returned a punt 54 yards, McNabb hit Lewis on a 17-yard touchdown pass to make it 14-6 early in the second quarter.