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Donovan McNabb still blames Terrell Owens for Eagles' collapse after 2005 Super Bowl

It's been 15 years since the Eagles lost to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX, but Donovan McNabb isn't done talking about that game and its legendarily bizarre aftermath.

In a new conversation with Bleacher Report, McNabb went back in time and unpacked what went wrong during the Super Bowl - "I was trying to be perfect," he explains, "and so some of the balls I threw obviously ended up being intercepted" - before placing most of the blame elsewhere.

And by elsewhere, we mean directly on the shoulders of one Terrell Owens, including a great story about watching Owens' offseason one-man show with Brian Dawkins during training camp:

The lead into the following year, I'm thinking [Owens] will be back healthy, we have [Jevon Kearse], we have guys elevating their game, gaining experience, and I'm thinking, 'We're going to be back.