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Cardinals Demolish Packers and Earn First-Round Playoff Bye

(The Sports Xchange) - Quarterback Carson Palmer passed for two touchdowns, rookie running back David Johnson accounted for 127 yards from scrimmage and a score, and the Arizona Cardinals registered nine sacks en route to a 38-8 home victory over the hapless Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

Two of the sacks on Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers resulted in fumbles and touchdown returns by the Cardinals' defense.

With their ninth straight victory, and a franchise-record 13th of the season, the Cardinals secured no less than the No. 2 seed in the NFC and with it, a first-round bye in the playoffs -- another franchise first.