Carson Palmer

Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer faces favorable early schedule

Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer faces the Lions in Week 1, the Colts in Week 2, the Cowboys in Week 3, and the 49ers in Week 4 to start off the 2017 NFL season.

What It Means:

Palmer's first four games are all against teams who finished in the bottom half of numberFire's pass defense efficiency rankings last year. The Colts, Lions and 49ers were among the bottom-10 defenses in terms of fantasy points allowed to quarterbacks.

Currently being drafted in the 13th round of fantasy football drafts, according to Fantasy Football Calculator, Palmer is an intriguing quarterback streaming option for early in the year. He is the 18th-ranked quarterback in our season-long projections.