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After that season, which ended with a devastating knee injury in the playoffs, his play slowly dropped as evidenced by his continually declining passer ratings from 101.1 to 93.9 to 86.7 to 83.6 and finally to 82.4.
Palmer’s second season was his best, setting the bar for his Bengals career with a 67.8 completion percentage and 32 touchdowns to only 12 interceptions. He averaged over 3,600 yards and 25 passing touchdowns in his six healthy seasons as the team’s starter.
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In seven years as a starter, Palmer made a pair of trips to the Pro Bowl, and helped bring the Bengals out of the NFL’s basement, leading them to their first playoff appearance in a decade and a half. And he was rewarded by being made one of the highest paid quarterbacks in the NFL. He had brought Cincinnati long-sought stability at the quarterback position, replacing the carousel of failed draft picks and unwanted veterans who preceded him. But before that sour note that marked the end of his Bengals tenure, Palmer was highly regarded by the team and fans.
Many Bengals fans recall how Carson Palmer ended his seven year run in the Queen City: in a defiant stand against Bengals owner Mike Brown, insisting he would never play in Cincinnati again.