Go long...

Donte' Stallworth used to play for the Saints. He was there last season when it looked as if the world was going to end and, undoubtedly, feels some attachment for that great, suffering city.

It also well known that Stallworth wasn’t too happy to leave New Orleans and, suffice it to say, wouldn’t mind seeing the Saints’ season end tonight. So to further that cause, Stallworth got as wide open as a receiver can get and fielded Jeff Garcia’s long, high-dangling bomb like it was a punt. With another nifty little cutback across the grain, Stallworth had the longest touchdown reception in the Eagles’ playoff history with his 75-yard snag good enough to give his new team a 7-6 lead.

Is that touchdown grab the one to get the Eagles going? They really haven’t looked too inspiring thus far. In fact, my wife expressed her boredom, tossed aside her magazine and fell asleep on the couch. Still, she made it longer than I expected. Earlier I guessed she would fall asleep with 10 minutes to go in the first quarter…

Hey, what do you want? It’s been a long day, she has an active 2½ –year old boy, she’s pregnant and God knows I’m no day at the beach, either.

One more thing about Stallworth: he was a member of the champion Lancaster Crackers in the PSFL.