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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — After the pratfall, Arizona Cardinals fans pretty much had to forget that:

● The defense fell apart.

● The special teams fell apart.

● Most of all, Kurt Warner came unglued.

Warner was no match for Brett Favre in the battle of graybeard quarterbacks. Warner threw three interceptions and lost three fumbles in Sunday's 56-35 loss to the New York Jets, while Favre threw six touchdown passes.

Yet all the focus was on Anquan Boldin, who took a helmet-to-helmet hit by Eric Smith with 27 seconds to play and was carried from the field.

Players from both teams knelt and listened to a prayer by Warner.

"In all the years I've been playing football … that's the first time that tears were brought to my eyes," said Cardinals defensive lineman Darnell Dockett.

Initial reports were that Boldin, who was taken to an X-ray room at Giants Stadium, then to a New York City hospital for tests, would be OK.

Teammate Larry Fitzgerald talked his way into the X-ray room, talked briefly with Boldin and reported that the receiver said, "I'll be all right."

Coach Ken Whisenhunt said Boldin was alert and wanted to get up. But the coach advised Boldin to follow the requests of on-site medical personnel "just to be sure."

Only then could talk reasonably return to a rout in which the Cardinals (2-2) turned the ball over seven times and gave up 56 points, which tied for the most in franchise history.

"I didn't play well," Warner said. "I'll bounce back and play better next week."

Yes, it was better for the Cards to talk about the future than the present.

"We've got 12 games left," Dockett said. "Every game is winnable. This is the time everybody wants to point fingers. 'He got turnovers. … He got beat deep. …'

"This is the time we've got to stick together. We've lost two games. So what? We're a good team. But we have to learn ways to win games."

The Cardinals no doubt will be mocked for staying a week in the East to acclimate themselves to the time difference and give them an edge against the Jets.

But they came out seemingly prepared and actually controlled the game's first several minutes.

After stopping the Jets, they drove to the Jets 9-yard line on their first possession. But they came unhinged.

Warner hesitated after not finding a receiver, then fumbled on a sack by Shaun Ellis. The Cardinals recovered, but were stuck in a third-and-goal at the 32-yard line.

Warner passed to Boldin, who promptly fumbled.

They had a second chance to score after Chike Okeafor intercepted a pass and returned it to the Jets 16-yard line.

Once again, the Cardinals failed to score, as an intentional grounding call on Warner backed the Cards up before Neil Rackers had a 37-yard field goal try blocked.

The Jets responded by driving 49 yards for a touchdown, then got an easy score when a Warner pass was intercepted and returned 32 yards for a touchdown by Darrelle Revis.

It got worse. Warner was intercepted again and fumbled twice. That made for three Warner turnovers in five plays as the Jets rolled up 34 points in the second quarter.

The 56 points allowed Sunday tied the franchise mark set Oct. 25, 1953, when the Chicago Cardinals lost to the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Cardinals have yielded 55 twice, in 1924 to Green Bay and, as the St. Louis Cardinals, in 1977 against Miami.