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The injury to Palmer, who had signed a three-year contract
extension worth a reported $50 million last week, is a blow to
an NFL-leading Cardinals team off to an 8-1 start for the first
time since 1948.
Palmer, who missed three games earlier this season with a
damaged nerve in his throwing shoulder, suffered the injury in
the fourth quarter when, after avoiding a sack, his left knee
appeared to buckle as he planted his left leg.
He left the game with his team trailing 14-10 but backup
quarterback Drew Stanton, who went 2-1 as a starter earlier this
season, threw two touchdowns as the Cardinals rallied to a 31-14
victory.
Palmer, 34, had been playing some of the best football of his
career, completing 63 percent of his passes for 1,626 yards and
11 touchdowns against three interceptions this season.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Larry Fine)
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