NFC Championship Game 2016: Live Stream, Odds Guide for Cardinals vs. Panthers

January 24, 2016   ·   Steve Silverman   ·   Jump to comments

Carson Palmer is the driving force behind the Arizona Cardinals offense, and he has been a brilliant performer in the regular season.
However, when the Cardinals took the field at University of Phoenix Stadium last week against the Green Bay Packers in the divisional playoffs, Palmer was anxious. He had never quarterbacked his team to a playoff victory, and that was the source of his nerves.
Palmer did not perform against the Packers like the quarterback who threw for 35 touchdowns and 4,671 yards during the regular season. The confidence and decisiveness that marked his play all year was not there for long stretches.
Palmer threw two interceptions in the game, and he threw several other off-target passes. Not only did he miss plays that were there to be made for the Cardinals, he threw some passes that could have been intercepted.
The Packers extended the game to overtime, but Palmer and the Cardinals found a way to win when they scored a touchdown on their first p...

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