Pack Slappers

Those weren't the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins or New York Giants who showed up at Lincoln Financial Field yesterday.

That was Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers, the white-hot quarterback and red-hot team that so many people think are the most likely to pin another loss on the Eagles in next month's NFC championship game.

It could still happen, but the Packers, who came into the game with a six-game winning streak and the most potent offense in the conference, left Lincoln Financial Field knowing they had more than a few adjustments to make if they are to have any chance in a potential rematch with Donovan McNabb and company.

By pounding the Packers, 47-17, and setting a long list of team records in the process, the Eagles emphatically proved that they are the NFC's dominant team.

"I think maybe for the first time this season, we put it all together and we came out flying," defensive tackle Corey Simon said.

The Eagles, in helping coach Andy Reid set the franchise record for career victories with his 67th, won for the fourth straight time, and improved to 11-1 overall and 9-0 against their own conference. All nine of those wins have been by double digits, and none was more impressive than this one.

"We did everything we wanted to do," tight end L.J. Smith said after catching one of McNabb's career-high five touchdown passes. "It's rare to see that at this level against a team like that. It was a lot of fun. "

McNabb had the performance of his life, breaking a team record with 464 passing yards and leading the Eagles to a 35-0 lead before the Packers scored on a field goal with two seconds remaining in the first half.

"When you're in a game like that, you never want it to stop, and you just keep hoping the next play is a pass play," said McNabb, who completed 32 of his 43 passes and finished with a career-best 147.8 passer rating.

His five TD passes gave him a career-best 28 for the season with four regular-season games left.

Brian Westbrook also had the performance of his life, accounting for a career-high 193 total yards and three touchdowns. Most of his damage was done on the receiving end as he pulled in 11 catches for 156 yards and repeatedly took advantage of matchups against Green Bay's linebackers and safeties.

"Donovan was in a groove today," Westbrook said. "Any time you can throw for that many yards to that many receivers, it's great. It was great to be on the receiving end of a lot of his passes today. "

Terrell Owens, meanwhile, was simply himself. The star receiver caught McNabb's first touchdown pass to set a season record for touchdown catches at 14. He also became the Eagles' first 1,000-yard receiver since Irving Fryar in 1997 and established a season high with 161 yards on eight catches.

"You just saw today how explosive this offense can be," Owens said.

The Eagles' defense was also dominant.

"We have a lot of weapons on this team on both sides of the ball," Simon said.

Simon has been one of the Eagles' primary weapons the last couple of weeks. Favre, who started his 201st straight game but didn't finish it, had been sacked only five times this season. Simon got him twice in the first half, and the team got him a total of three times. The Eagles finished with five sacks.

"It feels good to get any quarterback," Simon said. "We heard all week about the number of sacks they had given up all season. "

The defense also held the Packers' potent running attack to a total of 50 yards. Ahman Green had just 37 yards on 11 carries.

"We really have been able to buckle down the last few weeks and play well against the run," Simon said. "Today was just a culmination of that. Everybody went out there and carried out their assignments. "

The defense extended its streak without allowing a touchdown to 12 quarters and nearly 184 minutes before William Henderson caught a 1-yard touchdown pass midway through the final quarter.

By then, the Linc was more than half empty, and Favre was standing on the visitors' sideline wondering what went wrong while some guy named Craig Nall played quarterback.

It was obvious early on that this was going to be a special day for McNabb. The quarterback connected on his first 14 passes - a franchise record - including a 41-yard touchdown to Owens midway through the first quarter.

The Packers had a chance to get even in the second quarter. They started the period with a first and goal from the 10-yard line. After a false-start penalty against Bubba Franks moved the Packers back 5 yards, cornerback Sheldon Brown stepped in front of tight end Ben Steele and made a huge interception at the 7.

McNabb proceeded to lead the Eagles on their longest scoring drive of the season, finishing it with a swing pass to Westbrook that the running back turned into a 9-yard touchdown.

The rout was on. A statement had been made.

"I think the whole season has been kind of personal to us," Brown said. "We had a couple of guys saying we'd be 8-8 and won't make the playoffs, the cornerbacks are the weak line, Terrell Owens won't fit. So everyone has a little chip on their shoulder and we're trying to prove something."