Plummer’s Helper Is a Former Foe

Nearly three years ago, David Boston, as a freshman at Ohio State, broke Jake Plummer’s heart with the winning touchdown catch against Arizona State in the Rose Bowl.

As the Arizona Cardinals ended a three-game losing streak with a 14-3 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday, Boston and Plummer showed how much damage they can do when they’re on the same team.

“Jake’s a great quarterback. Everybody knows that around here,” Boston said. “I’m just glad to be able to catch the ball from him.”

Boston, a first-round draft pick this year, caught eight passes for 101 yards, including a leaping 11-yard touchdown catch with 25 seconds to go in the first half as Arizona took a 14-0 lead at the break.

“David Boston is now a definite weapon,” Plummer said. “It’s a shame we didn’t use him the first four games. He’s going to be great for us.”

Plummer played nearly error-free before leaving the game early in the third quarter with a left hip pointer. He returned with 4:05 to play for Arizona’s final offensive series.

It was the first victory for the Cardinals (2-3) in five tries against Giant Coach Jim Fassel.

The Giant offense went from bad to worse under new quarterback Kerry Collins.

“To be honest with you, I don’t know what to do,” Fassel said. “We can’t get 11 guys to do their job on a regular basis. We got time and we can’t make a play. We have no rhythm. No acceleration.”

Plummer completed 13 of 19 passes for 156 yards and a touchdown, by far his best game of what had been an awful start to his third season. After throwing 13 interceptions in the first four games, he didn’t throw one against the Giants.

Arizona had no turnovers against the Giants (2-3).