NFL WILDCARD WEEKEND: ARIZONA TAKES A WILD ONE IN OT, 51-45 OVER THE PACKERS

In the highest scoring NFL playoff game ever , it was a defensive play that won it for the Arizona Cardinals .

Karlos Dansby scored on a fumble return in overtime to give Arizona a wild 51-45 victory over the Green Bay Packers .

The linebacker Dansby scooped up the ball and ran 17 yards for the winning touchdown after Michael Adams had jarred it loose from Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers on the first series of overtime in the NFC wildcard game.

The win sends the Cardinals to New Orleans on Saturday for a NFC divisional playoff against the top-seeded Saints.

Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner threw for five touchdowns but Arizona missed a chance to win the game in regulation when Neil Rackers went wide left with a 34-yard field goal attempt with 14 seconds remaining.