HONOLULU - Just 398 days after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer is the brightest star in today’s NFL all-star game when he takes the AFC down the field in the last 1:48 for Chargers kicker Nate Kaeding's 21-yard walk-off field goal for a 31-28 victory with the key play coming on a pass to Bengals teammate Chad Johnson. "It was a thrill just being on the sidelines with a guy like Coach (Bill) Belichick and going down the field in the last two minutes," Palmer says via phone after becoming the Bengals' first post-season MVP.