Owens, McNabb Sparkle

Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens are back to picking apart defenses instead of each other.

McNabb threw four of his five touchdown passes in the first 19 minutes, including a pair to Owens, in leading the Philadelphia Eagles to a 42-3 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.

“Whatever happened in the past, hopefully it’s over,” McNabb said of his well-publicized feud with Owens.

Wearing extra padding to protect his injured chest, McNabb finished 23-for-29 passing for 342 yards and tied his career-best for touchdown passes.

He did not play in the fourth quarter.

Owens had five catches for 143 yards -- also in the opening 19 minutes -- in his first game against his former team.

L.J. Smith caught a career-best nine passes for 119 yards and one score for Philadelphia (1-1).

Alex Smith, the top pick in the NFL draft, made his debut for San Francisco, playing the last series and throwing one incomplete pass.

“We don’t have any excuses. We didn’t play very well,” 49er Coach Mike Nolan said.

Six days after losing to Atlanta, 14-10, in a rematch of last season’s NFC championship game, the Eagles dominated the 49ers (1-1) from the start.

McNabb and Owens connected for a 68-yard touchdown on the third play from scrimmage, electrifying a sellout crowd at Lincoln Financial Field.

McNabb, who missed practice Wednesday because of a bruised chest, eluded a strong rush, scrambled to his left and threw on the run, hitting Owens in stride at San Francisco’s 41. Owens outran cornerback Mike Adams to the end zone, turned around and raced straight toward McNabb.

The two stars, who weren’t on speaking terms in the preseason, low-fived each other and went to the sideline smiling.

“When we’re in the field and everything is clicking, everyone is smiling,” McNabb said.