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TEMPE, Ariz. - Halfway through their season, the Arizona Cardinals have the best record in the NFL.Their 7-1 record matches their best through eight games in franchise history.And their next two games, against St. Louis and Detroit, are at home, where the Cardinals are 4-0 this year and 10-2 over the past two seasons.Coach Bruce Arians said this team is confident, but not overconfident.I dont see any cockiness in our football team, he said Monday. I see a true belief that were going to win every week.Since Week 8 of last season, Arizona is 14-3, the best record in the NFL in that span.In the tough NFC West, the Cardinals are two games up on reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle (5-3) and three up on San Francisco (4-4).But that means little if things start to fall apart.Cardinals coaches have told the players that the only thing thats guaranteed now is a 7-9 final record.We have coaches that remind us that it could go downhill real fast, defensive lineman Dan Williams said.Arizona has won four in a row, the latest a 28-17 victory Sunday over the Cowboys, snapping a string of 14 straight regular-season losses in Dallas. The streak dated to 1989, when Troy Aikman was a rookie and Jimmy Johnson was in his first season as Cowboys coach.The Cardinals spotted the Cowboys a 10-0 lead, then scored 28 in a row before giving up a meaningless touchdown in the final moments, the only TD for the Dallas offence all day.Its another resilient day at the office basically for our guys, Arians said.With Dallas quarterback Tony Romo out with a back injury, the Cardinals zeroed in on Demarco Murray, holding him to 79 yards in 19 carries — the first time hes gained fewer than 100 yards this season. That allowed Arizona to focus on disrupting backup quarterback Brandon Weeden, who completed 18 of 33 for 183 yards and was intercepted twice — first by Tyrann Mathieu, then by Antonio Cromartie.Honestly, right now our confidence is through the roof, cornerback Patrick Peterson said. No matter who we step on the field with or what the scenario is, we feel we are the best team on the football field. We spotted them 10 points, we didnt blink.Williams had a team-high seven tackles, a sack and two tackles for loss in what Arians called a fantastic game, maybe his best game as a Cardinal since Ive been here.Peterson, criticized in recent weeks for not playing up to his usual high standards, held Dez Bryant without a catch until the final two minutes.I thought Patrick had his best game in a long, long time, Arians said.Carson Palmer threw just his second interception of the season, and Dallas rookie Tyler Patmon returned it 58 yards for an early touchdown. But the Arizona quarterback went on to throw for three touchdowns — his sixth consecutive multiple-TD game. He finished 22 of 34 for 249 yards.The interception was only the Cardinals sixth turnover of the season, tied for fewest in the league. They are plus-10 in turnover margin, second to New Englands plus-12. Their two interceptions thrown are the fewest in the NFL and their 12 interceptions are tied with Buffalo for most in the league.The Cardinals are 5-0 this season with Palmer starting. He has thrown for 11 touchdowns and has won 12 of his last 14 starts, dating to last season.Andre Ellington outgained Dallas Murray, rushing for 95 yards in 21 carries. He also caught four passes for 39 yards.Still, Arians said the offence was hit and miss, as it has been all season.The Cardinals offence has played its best in the fourth quarter, when they have outscored opponents 70-34. Against Dallas, they scored two fourth-quarter TDs to go up 28-10 before Dallas got its late score.Arizona completed a sweep of the NFC East and is 5-0 against conference foes.Our guys are finding ways to win, especially in the fourth quarter, Arians said. We may stink it up for three quarters offensively, but all of a sudden when its crunch time we score. 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The Chicago captain did not return after sustaining an upper-body injury near the midway mark of the second period. I think hes going to be alright, Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville said afterward. The Bruins had their captain, Zdeno Chara, back in the lineup after missing 19 straight games with a knee injury, but still fell for the fourth time in their last five outings. Rask managed just 18 saves. Darling, recalled from the minors last week with Corey Crawford sidelined by an ailing foot, came up with 14 saves during a first period in which the Blackhawks surged ahead with a pair of high-effort goals. Smith had a hand in both scores, setting up the first by fighting off a check from along the boards and sending a pass to Dahlbeck for a quick shot that got through Rask 9:10 in. He later alertly knocked a puck centered by Daniel Carcillo into an open side to give Chicago a 2-0 lead with 1:17 remaining in the opening frame. The effort was there from start to finish, but as you could see in that first period, the execution was poor, said Bruins head coach Claude Julien.dddddddddddd Weve got to get better in those areas if we want to start winning some hockey games. Kane extended the margin with 6:41 left in the second, taking advantage of a failed clearing attempt by the Bruins to blast in a rising shot from the right of the Boston net. The Bruins were able to enter the third period with some momentum, as Reilly Smith converted an on-target behind-the-net feed from Brad Marchand 1:23 prior to the second intermission to get the home team on the board. Boston inched closer during a final period in which it dominated the action, getting within one thanks to an excellent individual effort from Milan Lucic. The physical forward bounced off a pair of defenders during a transition rush, then found a trailing Torey Krug for a blast that rifled past Darling with 7:43 left to play. The Bruins got just two more shots on goal the rest of the way, however, and werent able to generate a good scoring chance with Rask pulled in the final minutes. I was just happy we won, Darling said. There were some lucky bounces for me. The (defense) was playing great and everyone was fighting hard to keep the puck out of the net. Game Notes Darling and fellow backstop Antti Raanta have combined to allow just nine goals over Chicagos past five wins ... The Blackhawks improved to 16-3-0 when scoring first this season ... Boston had been 7-2-0 in games in which it scored in the final two minutes of a period ... Bruins forward Simon Gagne missed the game, taking a leave absence from the team earlier in the week to attend to his father, who is battling cancer, in Quebec. ' ' '