Eagles Stay on the Right Path

As he left Browns Stadium, Terrell Owens pulled a Sharpie out of his pocket and signed autographs for any fan who wanted one.

Jeff Garcia was nowhere around.

Owens was in a playful mood. The Philadelphia Eagles were still undefeated.

David Akers kicked a 50-yard field goal in overtime, and Donovan McNabb matched a career high with four touchdown passes -- two to Owens -- as the Eagles stayed unbeaten with a 34-31 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

Akers’ kick barely wobbled over the crossbar 9 minutes 58 seconds into overtime as the Eagles (6-0) continued their best start since 1981.

The Eagles survived their stiffest test by far this season from the Browns (3-4), who made as many big plays and got a favorable call in the fourth quarter to force overtime.

But despite getting 27 first downs and 394 yards, Cleveland couldn’t get the upset.

“There are no moral victories in the NFL,” Brown center Jeff Faine said, “but we took these guys to the limit.”

McNabb completed 28 of 43 passes for 376 yards with one interception. But it was his legs that set up Akers’ winner, a 28-yard scramble that got the ball to midfield.

Owens, whose feud with Brown quarterback Garcia -- his former San Francisco teammate -- dominated the pregame hype, had four catches for 109 yards.

Garcia completed 21 of 36 passes for 236 yards and tied the score, 31-31, with 30 seconds to go in regulation on a four-yard run.

That came after a questionable roughing call against safety Brian Dawkins, who was flagged on a fourth-and-seven play despite making minimal contact with Garcia.

Last week, Garcia said he might be willing to someday patch things up with Owens. Owens might be open to that.

“My heart is big like that,” Owens said. “I’m not a guy to hold grudges. When we had our spats we came back together -- so maybe so.”