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On the next drive, Curtis was alone in the corner of the end zone for a 12-yard TD pass. McNabb briefly went down, clutching his back after taking a shot from Dewayne White after the pass.

On his next play, McNabb connected with a wide-open Curtis for a 43-yard TD.

“It seemed like we couldn’t do no wrong,” Curtis said. “Everything was going right. It doesn’t take much sometimes to have that little difference.”

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The Lions finally got going and Kitna’s 11-yard TD pass to Shaun McDonald made it 35-14. After Corey Smith forced McNabb’s fumble, Williams split the defense on a slant route and outraced the secondary for a 91-yard TD to cut it to 35-21.

Westbrook turned a short screen pass into a 43-yard TD by breaking a couple tackles to put the Eagles ahead 42-21 late in the second quarter.

Correll Buckhalter and Tony Hunt each had 1-yard TD runs in the second half.

Philly’s defense finished with nine sacks.

“Their defense is predicated on putting pressure on the quarterback and they do a lot of different blitzes and things,” Kitna said. “What was surprising is for us to fall behind like we did early.

Notes: Curtis surpassed his career-best 105 yards receiving in just the first quarter, getting 132. ... The teams had 63 points and 763 total yards in the first half. ... Lions WR Calvin Johnson has a bruised lower back. ... Eagles LT William Thomas has a mild knee strain and All-Pro G Shawn Andrews briefly left after getting poked in the eye. ... Trent Cole had three of Philly’s sacks.

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