Cards' star may be out

Arizona receiver Anquan Boldin isn't sure he'll play Saturday night, the Associated Press is reporting. 

Boldin watched practice today with his red No. 81 jersey draped over his shoulder. He told the AP that he was undergoing treatment and didn't plan to test the hamstring until just before game time Saturday. Even if he passes that test, the injury could flare up during the intensity of game performance.

"Still tight," Boldin said today. "I'm not sure at this point. I'm just taking it a day at a time, trying to do what I can to get it better." 

"I'm just trying to lay off it right now," he added. "Just rest it. Do enough to get me going but not to aggravate it. 

Bolding hurt the hamstring during a 71-yard touchdown catch last Saturday in Arizona's 30-24 victory over Atlanta. He caught a career high 11 touchdown passes in the regular season and was named to his third Pro Bowl team. 

As we noted earlier in the week, the Cardinals have done well in his absence this season, using a combination of Steve Breaston and Jerheme Urban in his place. That lineup, along with top receiver Larry Fitzgerald, helped Arizona to victories against Buffalo, Dallas and Seattle. The Cardinals also lost to New England without Boldin in the lineup. 

"Anquan's a special player, and if we don't have Anquan that certainly hurts us to some degree," coach Ken Whisenhunt said. "But the thing that we do have going for us is that we've played without Anquan a couple of games this year, and more importantly we were successful against some good football teams with that."