* CARDINALS 21, RAMS 13: At St. Louis, Kurt Warner (15-for-19, 203
yards) spent the second half on the sideline after taking a blow to the head, and Tim Hightower (110 yards, 14 carries) had his first 100-yard game of the season as Arizona (7-3) won for the sixth time in seven games. Warner said leaving the game was just a precaution for what the team termed concussion-related symptoms. "I just wanted to be smart,'' he said. "It was one of those situations where I didn't feel perfect.'' For St. Louis (1-9), Steven Jackson (116 yards 24 carries) became the first Rams player to post five consecutive 1,000-yard seasons.
* VIKINGS 35, SEAHAWKS 9: At Minneapolis, Brett Favre (22-for-25,
213 yards) completed a career-high 88 percent of his throws and had four touchdown passes as Minnesota (9-1) topped Seattle (3-7). Favre threw touchdown passes to Percy Harvin, Visanthe Shiancoe and Bernard Berrian in a 21-point second quarter that got the Vikings rolling, then finished his day with a 7-yard pass to Sidney Rice with 4 minutes to play in the third quarter. It was his 22nd career game with at least four touchdown passes, surpassing Dan Marino. Nate Burleson had six catches for 100 yards for Seattle, which rushed for a franchise-low 4 yards on 13 carries.
* LIONS 38, BROWNS 37: At Detroit, Matthew Stafford (26-for-43,
422 yards) threw his fifth touchdown pass from 1 yard to Brandon Pettigrew, and Jason Hanson's extra point with no time on the clock gave the Lions (2-8) a thrilling win over Cleveland (1-9). Detroit was given the untimed play because safety Hank Poteat was called for pass interference in the end zone when Stafford heaved a desperation attempt. With the ball at the 1-yard line, Stafford connected to snap Detroit's six-game losing streak. Brady Quinn (21-for-33, 304 yards) threw four TDs for the Browns.
