AP Sports Writer
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Finally, the Arizona Cardinals are looking like the team that rolled through the playoffs to the Super Bowl- just in time for a Sunday night matchup with the perturbed NewYork Giants.
Arizona’s dominating 27-3 victory in Seattle on Sunday marked the first time this season the inconsistent Cardinals have put together a complete game.
“It gives us momentum. It gives us a lot of confidence,”linebacker Karlos Dansby said on Monday. “We know what we can do. We knew we had the ability to do it, and to finally see it happen was a good feeling.”
Kurt Warner dissected the Seahawks defense to quiet one of the noisiest stadiums in the NFL and the Arizona defense allowedonly a field goal, and that was set up by a fake punt.
“I don’t want to get too caught up in it because it’s the fifth game of the season,” said coach Ken Whisenhunt, who is 10-4against NFC West opponents since coming to Arizona. “I think the thing that I am excited about is we are improving.”
Warner threw to Larry Fitzgerald 15 times, and the All-Pro receiver caught 13 of them, tying a career best. The 38-year-old quarterback completed 32 of 41 for 276 yards and two touchdowns,with one interception.
In the process, he surpassed 30,000 yards passing in 114 career games, tying Dan Marino as the fastest to do so in NFL history.
“You’re in the midst of so many other things right now that you don’t ever think of individual stuff,” Warner said. “I guess it will become great 10 years from now or 20 years from now when I sit with my grandkids and I can start bragging different accomplishments, but right now forget it. … I’ve got more things I want to achieve as a team and that’s my focus.”
About the only bad news out of the game was the ankle injury to wide receiver Anquan Boldin. Whisenhunt said X-rays showed no broken bones and his status would be evaluated as the week progressed.
The three points allowed were the fewest given up by the Cardinals on the road since, get this, 1974. It was their fewest allowed in any game in a decade.
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