Cardinals 12, Rams 6 (Dec. 11, 2014) – The King of Kaka. There’s never been another Thursday night game as grotesque and unwatchable as this one. With Carson Palmer injured for the season, Arizona turned to Drew Stanton. Sam Bradford had been lost for the year during the preseason with an ACL tear, which meant Shaun Hill was under center for the Rams. Do we need to keep going? During the game, Stanton was sacked by rookie Aaron Donald, forcing him to also leave with a knee injury.
Third-stringer Ryan Lindley came in relief, going 4-of-10 for 30 yards… in a victory. Arizona overcame five penalties on its first two drives, and cobbled together four field goals from Chandler Catanzaro. Luckily for the Cardinals, the Rams’ offense was an abomination. They finished 4-of-15 on third down, had six penalties, and turned the ball over twice. Tre Mason led the Rams in rushing with 33 yards. There’s no lower moment in Thursday night history.
This is a good start. The MVP will continue to go to the best QB that is also on a playoff team. It’s too early to say for certain which teams are playoff teams…but that will likely eliminate about half the QBs you selected