GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – The Arizona Cardinals have won five in a row, have the best record in the NFL and are 8-1 for the first time in 66 years.
All of which is overshadowed by a knee injury to quarterback Carson Palmer.
In the immediate aftermath of Palmer’s injury in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Rams, the Cardinals broke out for three touchdowns and a 31-14 victory.
But Palmer leaving on a cart was the enduring image.
“You see one of your leaders on the ground, we’re human,” Arizona’s Larry Fitzgerald said. “Long before Carson is our quarterback, he is our friend.”