Over the past year or so, coach Bruce Arians has been asked many times what his Cardinals must do to overtake the Seahawks in the NFC West.
The answer was always the same: have his starting quarterback healthy.
Barring catastrophe, that’s going to happen Sunday night in Seattle. Carson Palmer is healthy and playing better than at any time in 12 previous NFL seasons.
“Anytime we’re playing with him on the field, we feel like we can beat anybody anywhere,” Arians said.
Last year, Palmer’s suffered a season-ending knee injury two weeks before the Cardinals played the first of two games against Seattle.