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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Arizona erased some bad memories in its last regular-season visit to Giants Stadium.
The Cardinals forced four turnovers and bewildered Eli Manning with blitzes in a 24-17 victory last night.
The Cardinals (4-2) are 3-15 at the Meadowlands, but the win lifted the defending NFC champions into first place in the West.
The Giants will look to rebound next week when they visit the Eagles in an NFC East matchup, (1 p.m., Fox).
Kurt Warner (20-for-36, 231 yards), who was 6-2 as a starter with the Giants in 2004, threw one TD pass and got plenty of help from star receiver Larry Fitzgerald and a staunch defense led by safety Adrian Wilson.
Wilson had an interception and a fumble recovery, Antrel Rolle picked off Manning to clinch it, and less-heralded Cardinals Jason Wright, Tim Hightower and rookie Beanie Wells scored.
The Giants (5-2) lost their second straight and were let down by, of all people, their normally solid punter. Jeff Feagles struggled, helping give the Cardinals a solid edge in field position for much of the prime-time matchup.
Wilson, Rolle and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, who left late in the third quarter with an ankle injury, in the Arizona secondary benefited from the confusion the defense caused for Manning (19-for-37, 243 yards), who threw three interceptions.
The Giants used a replay challenge to thwart Arizona's opening drive. Justin Tuck forced Hightower to lose the ball at the New York 27, but officials ruled Hightower down before the ball came out. The call was overruled.
That didn't help the Giants much, but another turnover did. Warner threw short of Fitzgerald, who had only two receptions for 14 yards in the opening half. Terrell Thomas got his third career interception, second against Warner, and New York went 29 yards on two runs by Brandon Jacobs, who ran over safety Wilson for a 4-yard TD.
Wells ran 13 yards for his first NFL touchdown late in the second quarter after mediocre punting by Feagles, the oldest punter in the league at 43. Feagles, the former Eagle, really struggled in the third quarter, helping the Cardinals with two short punts.
