Sun Oct 12 20:18:29 2008

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Arizona stuns Cowboys in overtime

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Glendale, AZ (Sports Network) - Sean Morey blocked a Mat McBriar punt in overtime and Monty Beisel scooped it up and dove into the end zone for the winning score, as Arizona edged the Dallas Cowboys 30-24.

After Nick Folk nailed a 52-yard field goal to send the game to overtime, Dallas won the toss and started from its own 22 but Tony Romo was sacked and fumbled on the first play. He got the ball back but two incompletions set up a punt from the 15. McBriar was swarmed by both Morey and Beisel for the easy score.

Kurt Warner was 22-of-30 for 236 yards and two touchdowns and an interception, while Steve Breaston hauled in eight catches for 102 yards and a score. Larry Fitzgerald also caught a TD, part of a five-catch, 79-yard performance for Arizona (4-2), which continued an impressive six-game unbeaten streak at home dating back to last season. The Cardinals have also defeated Dallas five of the last six times they visited Glendale.

Romo hit on 24-of-39 pass attempts for 321 yards and three scores, while Marion Barber racked up 173 all-purpose yards -- 45 rushing and 128 receiving --including a 70-yard TD catch.

Patrick Crayton caught a 55-yard TD catch, one of three grabs for 84 yards for the Cowboys (4-2), who could ill afford a setback in the stacked NFC East. Dallas fell into a tie for second with the Washington Redskins, who were shocked at home by the St.Louis Rams earlier in the day to also fall to 4-2. The defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants are tops in the standings with a 4-0 mark and host Cleveland Monday night.