Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles eliminated the Super Bowl champion New York Giants 23-11 yesterday to reach the National Football Conference title game for the fifth time in eight seasons.

In the American Football Conference, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the San Diego Chargers 35-24 to earn home field advantage for their divisional championship game.

McNabb lunged for one touchdown, threw for another and converted several key third downs to move the sixth-seeded Eagles (11-6-1) into next Sunday's title game at Arizona (11-7). Philadelphia beat the Cardinals 48-20 on Thanksgiving.

"It feels like it was years ago," McNabb said.

A year after road success fueled the Giants' route, the Eagles are taking the same path. They opened the postseason by winning at Minnesota and after their sixth victory in seven tries, look nothing like a team that needed several breaks on the final day simply to make the play-offs.