Palmer Moves into 23rd Place on All-Time Touchdown Passes List

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer threw the 239th and 240th touchdown passes of his career during Monday's 26-18 win over the Baltimore Ravens, moving past Len Dawson (239) for sole possession of 23rd place on the all-time list for touchdown passes, per ESPN Stats & Info.

Palmer first connected on a three-yard scoring pass to wide receiver Michael Floyd shortly before halftime, giving the Cardinals a 14-10 lead heading into the break.

Following a pair of field goals by Cardinals kicker Chandler Catanzaro, Palmer appeared to ice the game with the 240th touchdown pass of his career, a four-yard strike to wide receiver John Brown with just over eight minutes remaining in the game.

The Ravens nearly came back to force overtime with the help of some shoddy play by Arizona's typically stellar special teams, but the Cardinals ultimately prevailed to improve to 5-2.

With the Arizona defense not quite playing at the same level as in past years, Palmer and the offense have happily shouldered a larger burden, with the 35-year-old even emerging as an MVP candidate.

Palmer is tied with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady at an NFL-best 16 touchdown passes, also ranking third in passing yards (2,013), second in yards per attempt (9.1) and fourth in passer rating (108.9) among all qualified players.

Brady and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers may be the MVP favorites, but Palmer has a strong case of his own, just one year removed from suffering a torn ACL in his knee.