CARSON PALMERPalmer, Carson HiltonHeight: 6-5 Weight: 233 Born: December 27, 1979 Fresno, CA High School: Santa Margarita Catholic (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 1999 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 2000 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 2001 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 2002 | Southern California | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (1st overall) 2003 Cincinnati Bengals |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2004 CIN NFL | 9 | QB | 13 | 13 |
| 2005 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2005 CIN NFL | 9 | QB | 16 | 16 |
| 2006 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2006 CIN NFL | 9 | QB | 16 | 16 |
| 2007 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2007 CIN NFL | 9 | QB | 16 | 16 |
| 2008 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2008 CIN NFL | 9 | QB | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2009 CIN NFL | 9 | QB | 16 | 16 |
| 2010 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2010 CIN NFL | 9 | QB | 16 | 16 |
| 2011 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2011 OAK NFL | 3 | QB | 10 | 9 |
| 2012 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2012 OAK NFL | 3 | QB | 15 | 15 |
| 2013 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2013 ARI NFL | 3 | QB | 16 | 16 |
| 2014 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2014 ARI NFL | 3 | QB | 6 | 6 |
| 2015 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2015 ARI NFL | 3 | QB | 16 | 16 |
| 2016 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2016 ARI NFL | 3 | QB | 15 | 15 |
| 2017 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2017 ARI NFL | 3 | QB | 7 | 7 |
| 14 Years (NFL)14 Years NFL | 182 | 181 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/26/2003 | 2003 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2003 CIN NFL |
| Signed | 4/24/2003 | 2003 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2003 CIN NFL |
| Reserve/Did Not Report | 7/29/2011 | 2011 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2011 CIN NFL |
| Traded | 10/18/2011 | 2011 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2011 OAK NFL |
| Activated | 10/19/2011 | 2011 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2011 OAK NFL |
| Traded | 4/2/2013 | 2013 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2013 ARI NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/11/2014 | 2014 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2014 ARI NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/26/2017 | 2017 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2017 ARI NFL |
| Reserve/Retired | 2/5/2018 | 2017 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2017 ARI NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2012 OAK NFL | 953 | 953 | 88.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2013 ARI NFL | 1081 | 1081 | 99.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2014 ARI NFL | 410 | 410 | 38.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2015 ARI NFL | 1039 | 1039 | 94.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2016 ARI NFL | 1045 | 1045 | 90.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2017 ARI NFL | 459 | 459 | 40.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4987 | 4987 | 0 | 0 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2004 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2005 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2005 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2008 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2008 CIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2009 CIN NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 20 | ||
| 2010 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2010 CIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2011 OAK NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2012 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2012 OAK NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2013 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2013 ARI NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2014 ARI NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2015 ARI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2016 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2016 ARI NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2017 ARI NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 50 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2004 CIN NFL | 18 | 47 | 2.6 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2005 CIN NFL | 34 | 41 | 1.2 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2006 CIN NFL | 26 | 37 | 1.4 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2007 CIN NFL | 24 | 10 | 0.4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2008 CIN NFL | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2009 CIN NFL | 39 | 93 | 2.4 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2010 CIN NFL | 32 | 50 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2011 OAK NFL | 16 | 20 | 1.3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2012 OAK NFL | 18 | 36 | 2.0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2013 ARI NFL | 27 | 3 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2014 ARI NFL | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2015 ARI NFL | 25 | 24 | 1.0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2016 ARI NFL | 14 | 38 | 2.7 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2017 ARI NFL | 14 | 12 | 0.9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 301 | 474 | 1.6 | 16 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2004 CIN NFL | 432 | 263 | 60.9 | 151 | 2897 | 6.7 | 11.0 | 76t | 18 | 4.2 | 18 | 4.2 | 25 | 178 | 140 | 34 | 8 | 77.3 |
| 2005 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2005 CIN NFL | 509 | 345 | 67.8 | 152 | 3836 | 7.5 | 11.1 | 70t | 32 | 6.3 | 12 | 2.4 | 19 | 105 | 197 | 43 | 9 | 101.1 |
| 2006 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2006 CIN NFL | 520 | 324 | 62.3 | 183 | 4035 | 7.8 | 12.5 | 74t | 28 | 5.4 | 13 | 2.5 | 36 | 233 | 199 | 52 | 15 | 93.9 |
| 2007 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2007 CIN NFL | 575 | 373 | 64.9 | 182 | 4131 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 70t | 26 | 4.5 | 20 | 3.5 | 17 | 119 | 213 | 51 | 8 | 86.7 |
| 2008 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2008 CIN NFL | 129 | 75 | 58.1 | 50 | 731 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 36 | 3 | 2.3 | 4 | 3.1 | 11 | 67 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 69.0 |
| 2009 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2009 CIN NFL | 466 | 282 | 60.5 | 171 | 3094 | 6.6 | 11.0 | 73 | 21 | 4.5 | 13 | 2.8 | 26 | 213 | 158 | 36 | 5 | 83.6 |
| 2010 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2010 CIN NFL | 586 | 362 | 61.8 | 204 | 3970 | 6.8 | 11.0 | 78t | 26 | 4.4 | 20 | 3.4 | 26 | 201 | 205 | 45 | 9 | 82.4 |
| 2011 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2011 OAK NFL | 328 | 199 | 60.7 | 113 | 2753 | 8.4 | 13.8 | 78 | 13 | 4.0 | 16 | 4.9 | 17 | 119 | 122 | 43 | 11 | 80.5 |
| 2012 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2012 OAK NFL | 565 | 345 | 61.1 | 206 | 4018 | 7.1 | 11.6 | 64t | 22 | 3.9 | 14 | 2.5 | 26 | 199 | 184 | 49 | 10 | 85.3 |
| 2013 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2013 ARI NFL | 572 | 362 | 63.3 | 188 | 4274 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 91t | 24 | 4.2 | 22 | 3.8 | 41 | 289 | 204 | 49 | 9 | 83.9 |
| 2014 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2014 ARI NFL | 224 | 141 | 62.9 | 80 | 1626 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 80t | 11 | 4.9 | 3 | 1.3 | 9 | 59 | 82 | 19 | 3 | 95.6 |
| 2015 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2015 ARI NFL | 537 | 342 | 63.7 | 184 | 4671 | 8.7 | 13.7 | 68 | 35 | 6.5 | 11 | 2.0 | 25 | 151 | 231 | 65 | 15 | 104.6 |
| 2016 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2016 ARI NFL | 597 | 364 | 61.0 | 219 | 4233 | 7.1 | 11.6 | 80t | 26 | 4.4 | 14 | 2.3 | 40 | 281 | 218 | 48 | 6 | 87.2 |
| 2017 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2017 ARI NFL | 267 | 164 | 61.4 | 96 | 1978 | 7.4 | 12.1 | 46 | 9 | 3.4 | 7 | 2.6 | 22 | 150 | 94 | 28 | 2 | 84.4 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6307 | 3941 | 62.5 | 2179 | 46247 | 7.3 | 11.7 | 91t | 294 | 4.7 | 187 | 3.0 | 340 | 2364 | 2288 | 569 | 110 | 87.9 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2004 CIN NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2005 CIN NFL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 2006 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2006 CIN NFL | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 0 |
| 2007 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2007 CIN NFL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 2008 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2008 CIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2009 CIN NFL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -12 | 0 |
| 2010 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2010 CIN NFL | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| 2011 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2011 OAK NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 2012 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2012 OAK NFL | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 2013 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2013 ARI NFL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2014 ARI NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2015 ARI NFL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 0 |
| 2016 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2016 ARI NFL | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | -21 | 0 |
| 2017 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2017 ARI NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 82 | 33 | 26 | 0 | 26 | -63 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2004 CIN NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2005 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2006 CIN NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2007 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2008 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2009 CIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2010 CIN NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2011 OAK NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2012 OAK NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2013 ARI NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2014 ARI NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2015 ARI NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 21 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2004 CIN NFL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2005 CIN NFL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2006 CIN NFL | 8 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2007 CIN NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2008 CIN NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2009 CIN NFL | 11 | 0 | 11 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2010 CIN NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2011 OAK NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2012 OAK NFL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2013 ARI NFL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2014 ARI NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2015 ARI NFL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2016 ARI NFL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 Arizona Cardinals2017 ARI NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 74 | 2 | 72 | 471 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
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