Donovan McNabb watched the end of another game from the sideline. After a vintage performance, he earned a seat on the bench.

McNabb threw four touchdown passes, Brian Westbrook tied a team record with four scores and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Arizona Cardinals 48-20 on Thursday night.

Just four days earlier, McNabb was benched for the first time in his career at halftime of a 36-7 loss at Baltimore. The Eagles only trailed 10-7 when coach Andy Reid decided to put Kevin Kolb in after McNabb threw five interceptions and lost two fumbles in his previous seven quarters.

But Reid gave McNabb another chance, and the five-time Pro Bowl quarterback responded with his best game since Week 1. He completed 27 of 39 passes for 260 yards and a passer rating of 121.7. Kolb ran out the clock while McNabb celebrated the win.

“You have ups and downs and you have tough times,” McNabb said. “It’s all how you overcome that.”

In Thursday’s other NFL games, it was: Tennessee 47, Detroit 10; and Dallas 34, Seattle 9.

Westbrook, playing with a sore ankle and knee, had 110 yards rushing and 20 more receiving. He had two TDs on the ground and two receiving. Wideout Irving Fryar was the last Eagles player to score four TDs in 1996.

“We needed this game. It was a little vindication for my offensive line. We did a great job,” Westbrook said.

The Eagles (6-5-1) desperately needed to win to maintain their slim playoff hopes. They’ll have a few extra days to prepare for the New York Giants (10-1) on Dec. 7.

The Cardinals (7-5) will clinch their first division title in 33 years if San Francisco loses at Buffalo on Sunday.

“I don’t know if we were mentally prepared,” Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt said. “We played hard, but obviously made too many mistakes. We weren’t as crisp as we had been.”

Kurt Warner threw for 235 yards with three TDs and three interceptions.

“It’s not the game we wanted to play,” Warner said. “I came out and forced one early. We just didn’t have our game today and it was across the board.”

McNabb looked like the guy who led the Eagles to four straight NFC championship games and one Super Bowl. He was 5-for-5 for 38 yards on the opening drive, capping it with a 5-yard TD pass to Westbrook.

“He was very determined, he commanded the offense, he relaxed and played very well,” Reid said. “He blocked everything out and went about his business. It’s a credit to him and the kind of guy he is.”

Whoever was calling the plays Reid or offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg finally mixed it up instead of relying heavily on the pass. The running backs carried six times during the 12-play drive.

Joselio Hanson, starting for the injured Asante Samuel, set up the next score with his first career interception and a 13-yard return to the Arizona 41. Warner’s pass into tight coverage was tipped by Stewart Bradley. Westbrook ran four straight plays, scoring from the 1 to make it 14-0. He caught a 2-yard TD pass for a 21-0 lead.

Warner tossed a 1-yard TD pass to Larry Fitzgerald to cut it to 21-7 late in the second quarter. It was his 20th straight game with a TD pass, breaking Neil Lomax’s franchise record.

Westbrook had a 9-yard TD run in the third quarter to put Philadelphia ahead 31-7. McNabb connected with Jackson for 24 yards on third-and-23 one play earlier.

Cowboys 34, Seahawks 9

At Irving, Texas, Tony Romo might not want to take the splint off his passing hand the way he and the Cowboys are playing.

Romo crisply guided Dallas to touchdowns on its first three drives and points on the first four, then turned the early surge into a victory over Seattle.

The Cowboys won their third straight, matching their best roll of the season, all coming since Romo returned from a broken right pinkie. Dallas is 8-4 and back near the top of the NFC playoff race. Now comes the hard part staying there.

The Cowboys’ next three games are against Pittsburgh, the New York Giants and Baltimore. That stretch will be even tougher if they’re without linebacker DeMarcus Ware and running back Marion Barber. Both left with injuries in the third quarter, Ware because of a sprained left knee and Barber with a bruised right pinkie toe.

The Seahawks lost their fifth straight game and fell to 2-10. It matches the most losses outgoing coach Mike Holmgren has had in his 17 years in the NFL, and there are four games left.

Titans 47, Lions 10

At Detroit, Chris Johnson was untouched on a short run to the outside and a long gain up the middle. The two plays were symbolic of the canyon-like gap between the once-beaten Tennessee Titans and the winless Lions.

Johnson ran for two touchdowns in the first quarter, LenDale White scored twice in the second and Tennessee coasted.

Johnson finished with 125 yards rushing and White added 106 on the ground as Tennessee met its goal of re-establishing the running game.

The Titans (11-1) bounced back from their first defeat of the season, surging to a 28-3 lead in the opening minute of the second, and have their best 12-game record in franchise history.

The Lions (0-12) moved a step closer to becoming the NFL’s first 0-16 team, losing by a franchise-worst 37 points and giving up a franchise-record 47 points in their 69th game on Thanksgiving.