NFL: Arizona 30, Minnesota 17

December 7, 2009 - 0 comments

Glendale, Ariz. -- Arizona's Kurt Warner tossed three touchdown passes and Neil Rackers booted three field goals Sunday en route to a 30-17 Cardinals victory over Minnesota.

Warner completed 22-of-32 passes for 285 yards with scoring throws of 2 and 29 yards to Anquan Boldin and a 34-yarder to Larry Fitzgerald.

Rackers' field goals were from 31, 30 and 29 yards.

Arizona (8-4), atop the NFC West, has a three-game lead over San Francisco and Seattle. The Cardinals can clinch the division title with a win over the 49ers Dec. 16.

Brett Favre threw scoring passes of 3 yards to Visanthe Shiancoe and 31 yards to Percy Harvin for Minnesota (10-2), which also had a 25-yard field goal by Ryan Longwell.

Favre ended up with 30 completions in 45 attempts for 275 yards.

Minnesota remains atop the NFC North, 2 1/2 games in front of the Green Bay Packers.