National Football League

Back-on-form Cardinals rout Seahawks

Published Oct. 19, 2009 2:43 a.m. ET

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Kurt Warner was back to throwing with MVP-like precision. Larry Fitzgerald was dominating again, catching everything near him. The defense was swarming, putting the Arizona Cardinals back to the top of the mild NFC West after early-season mediocrity.

Determining whether the defending conference champions are back to elite status comes next.

"We just need to keep building. We're still not there yet," Warner said.

Before Seattle knew what hit it, Warner led Arizona to a 17-0 lead. He ended up completing 32 of 41 passes for 276 yards and two touchdowns in a 27-3 victory Sunday.