GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The didn't need their starting quarterback to beat a longtime Maurice Cheeks Jersey nemesis and stay atop the toughest division in football.Backup did just fine.Stanton threw a pair of third-quarter touchdown pa ses to rookie and the rallied to beat San Francisco 23-14 on Sunday. Arizona snapped a four-game losing streak and beat the for just the second time in their last 11 meetings. blocked a field goal for the (3-0), who outscored San Francisco 17-0 in the second half.The (1-2) mounted 80-yard touchdown drives the first two times they had the ball, then didn't score again, blowing a halftime lead for the second week in a row.Stanton, starting for injured for the second straight week, completed 18 of 33 pa ses for 244 yards and two scores. He has yet to be intercepted. caught five for 114 yards.The , alone atop the NFC West, have a bye next week."It sets the table for some really good things to come," Stanton said.The ' completed 29 of 37 pa ses for 245 yards and a touchdown and ran for another 54.A week ago, San Francisco led 17-7 and lost at home to Chicago 28-20. This season, San Francisco has outscored opponents 59-16 in the first two quarters, but been outscored 52-3 in the second half.Coach , a man of very few words after the lo s, was asked if he had an explanation for the second-half troubles."No, I don't," he said. "We've just got to play better. We're not playing good enough right now."The were up 14-6 Trey Burke Jersey at the break this time before Stanton connected with Brown on touchdown pa ses of 24 and 21 yards."Coming out the whole practice, the game plan was around me to try to get the ball in my hands more," Brown said, "because a lot of people are looking at Larry (Fitzgerald) and Michael. It just opened up big-time, so I was just prepared for it."Stanton said Brown is so smooth and fast."If you blink, he might be on the other side of you," Stanton said, "and then it's over."Stanton quarterbacked the to a 25-14 road win over the a week ago, his first regular-season game since 2010. He was even sharper against San Francisco. Afterward he said his first NFL start, back in 2009, was against the . He threw three interceptions and was benched at halftime.He said "a little bit of weight" had been lifted from Jimmy Butler Jersey his shoulders."I'm just so fortunate and ble sed really to be able to be in this opportunity," Stanton said, "because most guys that go four years without a start, they're not around the league too long."Arizona showed no sign of being distracted after backup running back was arrested on a domestic abuse charge earlier in the week. Dwyer has been placed on a non-football injury list and is gone for the season."For us to go undefeated in September is a huge step forward with all the things that have gone on the past two weeks," Arizona coach said. "I love the resiliency of our football team, the focus that they bring every single day to work."San Francisco was penalized nine times for 107 yards, and felt some of them were undeserved, something he said has been a pattern."Every week is the same thing," Boldin said. "You send the tape in Kyle O'Quinn Jersey and the NFL reports back that 'we made a mistake' but at the same time (that) is costing us games. At some point, they need to be held accountable."The were without tight end (ankle injury) and his backup (knee), as well as starting right tackle (hamstring) and cornerback (toe).Palmer remained sidelined with a nerve problem in his throwing shoulder.A late-hit penalty on , followed on the next play by a roughing-the-pa ser call against , accounted for nearly half of Arizona's go-ahead 66-yard touchdown driver.On third-and-8 from the 17, Stanton lofted a 45-yarder to Floyd for the drive's big play. Stanton found Brown alone again from 21 yards out for the score.Down 20-14, San Francisco drove to the Arizona 5 but an unnece sary roughne s penalty against Boldin for head-butting the ' pushed the back.Then, the 6-foot-6, 310-pound Kelly knocked down Dawson's field goal try and the ' pounced on it near Al Horford Jersey midfield.'s third field goal of the afternoon, from 35 yards, sealed it in the waning seconds.Copyright 2014 by The A sociated Pre s