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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Sore ankle and all, Broadway Brett joined Broadway Joe in the Jets' record book.

Brett Favre set a career high and tied Joe Namath's Jets mark with six touchdown passes, including three to Laveranues Coles, and New York took advantage of a series of mistakes by Arizona in a big second quarter before holding on to beat the Cardinals 56-35 on Sunday.

"Throwing six touchdown passes was awesome," Favre said. "That had nothing to do with how I felt I played. It was one of those games. More importantly, I felt the overall game itself, I managed it well."

Favre, showing no signs of a left ankle injury that hobbled him during the week, finished 24-for-34 for 289 yards and an interception for the Jets (2-2).

"I asked him if he had tied a career high and he said, 'I've never thrown six,'" said Jerricho Cotchery, who had two TD catches. "That was like the end of the conversation because I'm scratching my head, like, 'Really? He's never thrown six touchdown passes before?' He played great today.

"He was just dialing it up and telling everybody, 'Hey, get ready. The ball is coming.'"

Arizona wide receiver Anquan Boldin was carted off the field after a scary helmet-to-helmet collision with New York safety Eric Smith in the end zone with 27 seconds remaining. Boldin was moving all his extremities on the field and was talking to his teammates, but was immobilized and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in New York for precautionary reasons.

"He's alert," Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt said. "He asked to get up and the doctors wouldn't let him."

New York's defense rattled Kurt Warner and forced three fumbles and two interceptions in the first half, and the Jets set a franchise record by scoring 34 points in the second quarter.

Coles had eight catches for 105 yards after campaigning to the coaches for more plays earlier in the week.

"I think it was a little bit of me being a brat," he said. "Sometimes you want to be involved a little bit more, not in a selfish way. I feel if given an opportunity, I can help the team win some ballgames. I went and voiced that to the coaches and they heard me."

Warner tried to bring the Cardinals (2-2) back in the second half as Arizona scored 35 points. Warner, 40-of-57 for 472 yards, threw a 14-yard TD pass to Jerheme Urban with 4:49 left, but lost the ball again on a fumble with less than 3 minutes left.

"It's a game, you know?" said Warner, clearly shaken up by Boldin's injury. "I didn't play well. I'll bounce back and play better next week."

Favre hit Dustin Keller for a 24-yard touchdown and a 2-point conversion with 1:54 remaining to seal it for the Jets, wearing their navy and gold New York Titans throwback uniforms.

After a scoreless first quarter, the Jets got on the scoreboard early in the second when Favre found Coles streaking across the back of the end zone for a 7-0 lead. Darrelle Revis gave the Jets a 14-0 lead just over a minute later on a 32-yard interception return.

Coles caught his second touchdown pass of the game with 7:17 left in the half, then Favre and Coles connected for the third time on a 2-yard score with 10 seconds left in the half to make it 31-0.

The Cardinals chose to run a play instead of taking a knee — and paid for it. Warner was sacked by David Bowens, who knocked the ball out of the quarterback's hands and recovered it. Jay Feely kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired.

Edgerrin James had touchdown runs on consecutive possessions in the second half, cutting the deficit to 34-15, and Tim Hightower added a 1-yard TD run to make it 34-21.

Favre came back and connected with Cotchery on a 17-yard touchdown, but Boldin had an 8-yard touchdown catch, cutting the deficit to 41-28.

Again, Favre led the Jets down the field and hit Cotchery for a 40-yard touchdown.

"As long as I play up to par and allow these guys to make plays," Favre said, "we can be pretty good."

Tonight's game

Baltimore at Pittsburgh. The surprising Ravens led by rookie QB Joe Flacco are unbeaten and in first place as the AFC North rivals meet.

Stars

Passing

• Brett Favre, Jets, completed 24 of 34 passes for 289 yards and a career-high six TD passes in New York's 56-35 win over Arizona.

• Drew Brees, Saints, was 23-of-35 for 363 yards and three touchdowns in New Orleans' 31-17 win over San Francisco.

• Kurt Warner, Cardinals, completed 40 of 57 passes for 472 yards and two TDs in Arizona's 56-35 loss to the Jets.

• Jay Cutler, Broncos, completed 29 of 49 passes for 361 yards and one TDs in Denver's 33-19 loss to the Chiefs.

Rushing

• Larry Johnson, Chiefs, ran for 198 yards and a touchdown in Kansas City's 33-19 win over Denver.

• Clinton Portis, Redskins, had 121 yards in Washington's 26-24 win over Dallas.

• Earnest Graham, Buccaneers, had 111 yards and a touchdown in Tampa Bay's 30-21 win over Green Bay.

• Steven Jackson, Rams, had 110 yards and a touchdown in the Rams' 31-14 loss to the Bills.

Receiving

• Muhsin Muhammad, Panthers, had eight receptions for 147 yards and a touchdown in Carolina's 24-9 win over Atlanta.

• Steve Breaston, Cardinals, had nine catches for 122 yards in Arizona's 56-35 loss to the Jets. Teammate Larry Fitzgerald had eight catches for 122 yards, and Anquan Boldin added 10 catches for 119 yards and a touchdown for the Cardinals.

• Laveranues Coles, Jets, had eight catches for 105 yards and three TDs in the Jets' 56-35 win over the Cardinals.

Records and milestones

The Carolina Panthers earned their 100th victory in franchise history with a 24-9 win over the Falcons. ... Kansas City snapped a franchise-record 12-game losing skid with a win over the Broncos. The Chiefs had not won since Oct. 21, 2007. ... The Chargers' winning streak against the Raiders reached 10 with a 28-18 victory. ... The Titans have won four games in September for only the second time in club history, the first since being 4-1 in September 1979.

Another tough call

Referee Ed Hochuli was at the center of another questionable call Sunday, flagging Julius Peppers for a roughing-the-passer penalty that wiped out Carolina's interception return for a touchdown in the first quarter against Atlanta. After Matt Ryan's pass was intercepted by Richard Marshall, Hochuli threw a flag and announced Peppers made a helmet-to-helmet hit on Ryan. It erased the touchdown and gave the Falcons a first down on a drive that ended with a punt. Replays showed Peppers made contact as Ryan released the ball, and appeared to hit him first with his shoulder. Two weeks ago, Hochuli's missed call helped Denver's comeback, 39-38 win over San Diego.