the next week and pull off a surprising upset over the AFC champion New England Patriots in Foxborough. Kolb played well enough to stay the starting quarterback even after Skelton was healthy, but Kolb himself would become injured in a 19–16 overtime loss to the Buffalo Bills. Kolb suffered broken ribs and was expected to miss six to eight weeks, but would eventually be placed on injured reserve. The Cardinals started off a surprising 4–0, but would then lose nine straight games, including an embarrassing 58–0 loss to the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field. Skelton would eventually be replaced by rookie Ryan Lindley in a loss to the Atlanta Falcons, but was re-inserted as starter after Lindley's struggles. Arians era (2013–2017) On December 31, 2012, Whisenhunt was relieved of his head coaching duties by the Cardinals after 3 straight non-playoff seasons. Rod Graves, general manager at the time, was also relieved of his duties. On January 17, 2013, the Cardinals and Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator (and temporary interim head coach) Bruce Arians agreed on a 4-year deal that would make him their head coach. Cardinals defensive coordinator Ray Horton was also a leading candidate for the head coach position; after Arians' hiring, Horton was hired as the defensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns. In the 2013 season, the Cardinals won 10 games, and were in playoff contention heading into the final Week 17. But the team missed the playoffs for a fourth consecutive year. The next year, Arizona had an impressive start to the season, winning nine out of the first ten games. However, the team lost four of the next six games, finishing 2014 with an 11–5 record, setting the most wins in a regular season since 1975, when the Cardinals were based in St. Louis. The Cardinals clinched a playoff spot as a wild card, the #5 seed. They would play the #4 Carolina Panthers, who won the NFC South with a 7–8–1 record. Injuries to Carson Palmer involving an ACL tear against the St. Louis Rams on week 11 of the regular season which would end Palmer's year. Drew Stanton was also hurt by the Rams as well in week 16 of the 2014 season by taking a hit to the knee which soon became infected and forced the team to start third-string quarterback Ryan Lindley. Carolina became the second team with a sub-.500 record to win