Philadelphia ? Donovan McNabb can’t remember when he has had so much fun.

Even with the Minnesota Vikings hogging the ball for nearly 38 minutes Monday night, McNabb was the most effective player in the Philadelphia Eagles’ 27-16 victory. He didn’t need much of Terrell Owens, either, although he got one big play, a clinching 45-yard TD catch, from Owens.

“We have a lot more weapons, and guys know exactly what we can do,” McNabb said after throwing for 245 yards, running for one touchdown and throwing for two. “I’ve always said we have other weapons on this team. T.O.’s presence opens a lot for the other guys.”

It was a strange game featuring lots of long drives, but not an explosion of points. Of the four big offensive stars, only McNabb glittered, and Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper hurt his team badly with a fumble inside the Philadelphia one-yard line.

“I thought the ball might have crossed the plane,” he said. “I thought my body was in there.”

The Eagles’ 2-0 start at the Linc is a switch from last season, when they lost the first two games at their new home.

“Everybody talks about us being 2-0,” McNabb said. “A lot of us learned from the mistakes of last year, and the experience of being in that position helped us a lot and how we got out of that hole.”

The Vikings (1-1) have lost 17 of their last 18 outdoor regular-season games. They might have stayed unbeaten if Culpepper and Randy Moss made more critical plays Monday night. Minnesota gained 410 yards, but got only one touchdown, Moss’ four-yarder late in the game.

“I kept coming to the sideline telling Coach, ‘I see fear in their eyes. Let’s keep attacking,”‘ Moss said. “I think I was more frustrated because we kept driving, driving, driving. We put yards on the scoreboard, but we didn’t put up the points.”

Time-consuming marches ate up chunks of yards, but the end zone was elusive for Minnesota until 31/2 minutes were left — even though the Vikings had the ball for nearly 38 minutes.

That was not problematic for Philadelphia because McNabb made several big plays.

“We couldn’t wait to get back out there,” McNabb said. “It’s a tribute to their offense that they were able to run some clock … but when we had opportunities, we took full advantage of it and got some points.”

Owens, who had three TD receptions in his Eagles debut last week, didn’t have a big impact with four catches for 79 yards. But he had an impressive dunk over the crossbar after his touchdown, sparking a huge roar from the crowd.

“They were bandwagoning Randy Moss,” Owens said of the media. “They can say he’s the best, but I’m the best for the Eagles.”

Moss, whose costly pass interference penalty was his most noteworthy play until the TD catch, did have eight receptions for 69 yards. But the Vikings kept bogging down in or near the red zone, in part because Moss was blanketed and Culpepper was sacked four times.

Culpepper finished 37-for-47 for 343 yards.

“They moved the ball well and ate up the clock,” Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson said. “But for the most part I think we did what we wanted in the passing game.”

Morten Andersen, at 44 the NFL’s oldest player, appeared in his 340th game, tying George Blanda’s record.