Playoff Notebook
Owens Will Have Surgery On His Hand
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, January 7, 2007; Page E05
SEATTLE, Jan. 6 -- Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens had only two catches for 26 yards on Saturday night in a 21-20 loss to Seattle. He said after the game he would have surgery for tendon damage in his right hand.
"Right now, it looks like it may be permanent, but what can I do?" said Owens, who led the league in drops this season but also led all wide receivers with 13 touchdown receptions.
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"Maybe so," Owens said when asked if the injury had anything to do with his drops, "but I never make excuses."
Jackson Starts, Stops
All week, the Seahawks worried that their top wide receiver, Darrell Jackson, might not be able to play with a toe injury. In fact, the team was so concerned about Jackson's condition that it released tight end Itula Mili, who had been with Seattle since 1997, in favor of a practice squad wide receiver Ben Obomanu.
Jackson has a way of playing through pain. Four years ago, he was knocked out in a game against the Cowboys in Dallas, nearly had a fatal seizure in the locker room and came back to play two months later. Jackson didn't practice all week and started Saturday, but the toe injury flared up in the second half and ended his night. . . .
Talk about home-field advantage. Going into Saturday's game, opponents had 50 false starts at Qwest Field in the last two seasons. This was the most in any stadium in the NFL.
Ogden Is a 'Yep'
Still feeling the effects of turf toe, Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden didn't practice Saturday, but he predicted he would play in next weekend's AFC semifinal against Indianapolis. Ogden, who missed Baltimore's final two regular season games, jogged and did conditioning drills with head trainer Bill Tessendorf.
Asked if he would play next weekend, Ogden replied, "Yep."
Right guard Keydrick Vincent (groin) returned to practice after missing the final regular season game. Nickel back Corey Ivy was excused from practice because of a family emergency.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
