Baltimore, MD--

Steve McNair was still ailing Matt Leinart was awful. So Kurt Warner and Kyle Boller engaged in an unexpected fourth-quarter duel that wasn't decided until the game's final play.

After Warner rallied the Arizona Cardinals from a 17-point deficit, Boller moved the Ravens into position for a 46-yard field goal by Matt Stover as time expired, giving Baltimore a 26-23 victory Sunday.

The Ravens (2-1) led 20-3 at halftime and 23-6 entering the fourth quarter, but wilted in the final 15 minutes in a second straight game. Although the New York Jets never did pull even one week earlier, Warner rallied the Cardinals (1-2) to a 23-23 tie with 1:50 left.

Leinart was sacked only once but received pressure on almost every throw. The second-year quarterback went 9-for-20 for 53 yards before being replaced for good by the 36-year-old Warner, who also made a brief appearance in the first half.

The Cardinals had used Warner in no-huddle situations in practice and first-year coach Ken Whisenhunt decided the veteran was the best man to engineer the comeback.

''We were down three scores and we knew that was the best way to move the ball quickly,'' Whisenhunt said. ''It wasn't a situation where Matt lost a job. It was Kurt did better with this package.''

Boller entered in the fourth quarter for an ailing Steve McNair after the Cardinals pulled even, Boller went 5-for-5 for 32 yards to get the Ravens in position for Stover's winning kick.

''You just try and put your mind in a place where hey, it's show time,'' Boller said. ''I'm warm, the body is warm. Just go through it and take one play at a time.''

The Ravens benefited from a questionable personal foul call on safety Adrian Wilson who was called for a high hit on Todd Heap at the end of a first-down pass.

''We had an airborne receiver hit by a defender, who we called launched into him, and he had a blow above the shoulders into the head area,'' referee Jerome Boger said.

Warner went 15-for-20 for 258 yards and two touchdowns. His favorite target was Anquan Boldin who had a career-high 14 catches for 181 yards.

''I'll take the win over the numbers any day,'' Boldin said.

Baltimore led by 17 late in the third quarter before Warner got to work. He went 6-for-6 for 72 yards in a drive that ended with a five-yard touchdown pass to Boldin.

After a punt by Baltimore, Warner took the Cardinals 54 yards in two plays: a 22-yard completion to Larry Fitzgerald and a 32-yarder to Boldin with 10:19 left.

Warner completed the comeback on Arizona's next series, moving the Cardinals 64 yards in 10 plays before Neil Rackers kicked a 41-yard field goal to tie it.

''I think I was very fortunate to be in this situation,'' Warner said. ''This is one of those teams that tries to keep you on your heels and second-guessing. When we got into the no-huddle we were able to force their hand a little bit.''

Back after missing last week's game due to a groin injury, McNair went 20-for-27 for 198 yards and led the Ravens to scores in three of their first four possessions. But Baltimore coach Brian Billick called for Boller to start warming up with the Ravens up 23-6, and the quarterback entered after Warner put up Arizona's first touchdown.