in the third quarter, the cardinals started to rally as rb edgerrin james got a 4-yard and a 2-yard td run, while rb tim hightower got a 1-yard td run. in the fourth quarter, the jets answered with favre completing a 17-yard td pass to wr jerricho cotchery. arizona replied with qb kurt warner completing an 8-yard td pass to wr anquan boldin, yet new york continued its victory march as favre completed a 40-yard td pass to cotchery. the cardinals tried to come back as warner completing a 14-yard td pass to wr jerheme urban, yet the jets were able to close out the game as favre threw his career-best sixth touchdown pass to rookie te dustin keller from 24 yards out. in the final minute, anquan boldin suffered fractured paranasal sinuses as a result of a helmet-to-helmet collision. after witnessing the injury, kurt warner considered retirement, but remained to lead the cardinals to super bowl xliii.