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A loss for the Arizona Cardinals could not have been worse for the Arizona Cardinals.
Not only were they embarrassed 33-0, but they lost their only hope left on offense, Carson Palmer, was injured for perhaps the rest of the season
Arians w/@PaulCalvisi postgame, "He's going to have surgery" re: Palmer injury; "...and miss eight weeks" @NFLUK #AZvsLAR
— Craig Grialou (@CraigAZSports) October 22, 2017
The Cardinals have struggled on offense for most of the season, now they are without their quarterback. While they haven't built the offense around Palmer, they do lean on Palmer to get their offense moving in any semblance of a direction.
It is the cherry on top to what had been an absolutely abysmal season from an injury standpoint for the Arizona Cardinals.
What happens from here?
Now, it's Drew Stanton.
Don't ask about Blaine Gabbert either.
Arians on why Stanton over Gabbert: "He's No. 2. You don't skip two to go to three."
— Kyle Odegard (@Kyle_Odegard) October 22, 2017
It'll likely be a lot of Adrian Peterson from here.
Let's see what happens the rest of the way, but for now, the bye week could not come at a better time.