Editing Carson Palmer (section)

====2014 season====
[[File:Carson Palmer 2014.jpg|thumb|Palmer in 2014 vs. the Chargers]]

{{See also|2014 Arizona Cardinals season}}

In Week 1 against the [[2014 San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers]], Palmer threw two touchdowns late in the game to win in an upset. In the same game, Palmer ran for a career-high 30 yards and got injured running for a first down.<ref>{{Cite web |title=San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals – September 8th, 2014 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201409080crd.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901110608/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201409080crd.htm |archive-date=September 1, 2017 |access-date=January 5, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Instead of avoiding safety [[Eric Weddle]], Palmer collided with him. He missed the next three games, in which backup [[Drew Stanton]] won against the [[2014 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] and [[2014 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] and lost to the [[2014 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]]. Upon his return the Cardinals went on to win five games in a row and remain the top seed in the NFC, with Palmer throwing 11 touchdowns to just 3 interceptions. On November 7, 2014, Palmer agreed to a three-year, $49.5 million contract extension with the Cardinals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alper |first=Josh |date=November 7, 2014 |title=Carson Palmer signs three-year extension, with Cardinals |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/07/report-carson-palmer-cardinals-agree-on-three-year-extension/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108013255/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/07/report-carson-palmer-cardinals-agree-on-three-year-extension/ |archive-date=November 8, 2014 |access-date=November 7, 2014 |website=NBCSports.com}}</ref> On November 9, 2014, Palmer re-tore his ACL in a game against the [[2014 St. Louis Rams season|St. Louis Rams]]. He was placed on the [[injured reserve list]] the next day, ending his season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Michael |date=November 10, 2014 |title=Cardinals confirm Carson Palmer will go on IR with torn ACL |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/10/cardinals-confirm-carson-palmer-will-go-on-ir-with-torn-acl/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110222526/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/10/cardinals-confirm-carson-palmer-will-go-on-ir-with-torn-acl/ |archive-date=November 10, 2014 |access-date=November 10, 2014 |website=NBCSports.com}}</ref> Palmer underwent surgery in which doctors removed the donated Achilles tendon from his knee and replaced it with his own [[Patellar ligament|patellar tendon]] for reconstruction.<ref name="De Rossi" /> The Cardinals went on to start Stanton for the remainder of the season until he too suffered a knee injury against the Rams in December. The Cardinals then started [[Ryan Lindley]] for the remainder of the season. The Cardinals finished 11–5 and went into the playoffs as a Wild Card, but lost to the [[2014 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]] in the first round, mustering only 78 yards of total offense while missing their starting and backup quarterback, starting and backup running back, starting left outside linebacker, and starting middle linebacker due to injury or suspension.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card – Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers – January 3rd, 2015 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201501030car.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131135624/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201501030car.htm |archive-date=January 31, 2018 |access-date=January 13, 2021 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 Arizona Cardinals Statistics & Players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2014.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006164908/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2014.htm |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=January 13, 2021 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>