Arizona Cardinals Advance to NFC Divisionals

The Cardinals will play the Panthers or the Giants in the NFC Divisional Round. (AI Wire Images)"]

In his first NFL playoffs since helping the Rams win the 2001 Super Bowl, QB Kurt Warner came out big and helped the Arizona Cardinals hold off the Atlanta Falcons 30-24 before a home team that hadn't hosted a playoff game in 61 years.

Opening the afternoon with a 42-yard touchdown pass to Larry Fitzgerald, he then connected with Anquan Boldin (photo above) on a sweet 71-yard scoring play. On the day, Warner was 19-of-32, 13-for-17 in the second half, for a total of 271 yards.

"I hope this gives us a lot of confidence," Warner told reporters after the game. "I knew we thought we could win this game. Hopefully we can parlay this into some more confidence and know we can win wherever we have to go."

The Cardinals get a few days to rest up before playing the Carolina Panthers (who were   told by their coach to "rest, stay out of trouble and watch football on TV" this weekend), or the defending Super Bowl champions the NY Giants.

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