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Warner Fumble Gives 49ers A Rare Victory

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By BOB BAUM, The Associated Press

Published: November 26, 2007

GLENDALE, Ariz. - Everybody beats the San Francisco 49ers - except the Arizona Cardinals.

Tully Banta-Cain pounced on Kurt Warner's fumble in the Cardinals' end zone to give the 49ers a wild 37-31 overtime victory and end their eight-game losing streak Sunday.

"You could have swore we just won the Super Bowl the way we were celebrating," Banta-Cain said.

The 49ers are 2-0 against Arizona, 1-8 against everybody else.

The Cards (5-6) could have won moments before Warner's fumble, but Neil Rackers missed a 32-yard field goal.

First-year Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt acknowledged he made several mistakes on the sideline, probably none more important than on that bizarre field goal sequence.

Rackers initially lined up for a 27-yard try, and kicked it through the uprights. But a delay-of-game penalty nullified the kick and pushed Rackers 5 yards back, where he hooked his attempt just to the left of the upright.

"The clock ran out fast," Whisenhunt said. "That's my fault. I take full responsibility for that. I thought we had time. It wasn't any different than normal. Obviously, I should have called a timeout there."

Warner, playing with a torn ligament in his non-throwing elbow, completed 34 of 48 passes for 484 yards and two TDs, but was intercepted twice early by Walt Harris.

Ari-Fitzgerald 28 pass from Warner (Rackers kick), 10:28.

SF-Davis 2 pass from Dilfer (Nedney kick), :36.

Second Quarter

SF-FG Nedney 19, 11:21.

SF-Gore 11 run (Nedney kick), 10:22.

Ari-Shipp 1 run (Rackers kick), 5:59.

Ari-Fitzgerald 48 pass from Warner (Rackers kick), :00.

Third Quarter

SF-Battle 57 pass from Dilfer (Nedney kick), 5:47.

Fourth Quarter

Ari-Patrick 2 pass from Rattay (Rackers kick), 9:53.

SF-Gore 35 run (Nedney kick), 1:15.

Ari-FG Rackers 19, :00.

Overtime

SF-Banta-Cain fumble recovery in end zone, 4:56.

A-64,483.

RUSHING-San Francisco, Gore 21-116, Dilfer 1-10, Hicks 2-7, Robinson 1-4. Arizona, James 17-78, Shipp 5-14, Arrington 2-4.

PASSING-San Francisco, Dilfer 25-39-0-256. Arizona, Warner 34-48-2-484, Rattay 1-1-0-2.

RECEIVING-San Francisco, Gore 11-98, Davis 6-45, Jackson 5-43, Battle 1-57, Robinson 1-8, Walker 1-5. Arizona, Fitzgerald 9-156, Boldin 6-76, Bry. Johnson 5-80, Arrington 5-26, Morey 4-79, Pope 2-39, Patrick 2-19, James 2-11.

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