• Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb appears to be all the way back from his torn ACL of two seasons ago. McNabb has four touchdown passes and no interceptions through two games and has been moving nimbly. "Better than I've ever seen him look,"
Steelers linebacker James Farrior said. "They couldn't get him on the ground (Monday against Dallas), and he's throwing the deep ball as well as I've ever seen him throw it."
Quarterback scrambles hurt the Steelers last season. The key to containing McNabb? "Stay in your rush lanes,"
Farrior said.
• Right guard Kendall Simmons and wife Celesta are expecting their third child any day now. If it happens this weekend, Simmons says he will return home and miss the game Sunday. In that case, second-year pro Darnell Stapleton figures to get the call. "I prepared the same way I prepare every week,"
Stapleton said. "It's a possibility he won't be there, but I have to be ready no matter what."
• Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson is attempting to become the first rookie in NFL history to open a career with three consecutive 100-yard receiving games.
• The Steelers list DE Brett Keisel (calf), CB Deshea Townsend (heel) and LB Donovan Woods (hamstring) as out for Sunday's game. Listed as probable are Farrior (back), NT Casey Hampton (groin), G Chris Kemoeatu (ankle), and QB Ben Roethlisberger (shoulder). For the Eagles, DE Victory Abiamiri (wrist) and WR Kevin Curtis (hernia) are out; G Shawn Andrews (back) is doubtful; WR Reggie Brown (hamstring), S Sean Considine (hand), RB Tony Hunt (hamstring), DT Dan Klecko (hand) and DT Trevor Laws (quadricep) are probable.
