just shortly before the start the Cardinals and Packers game, the Cardinals learned that they would be playing the same Packers team the following week in a NFC Wild Card game at home. Both teams took a different strategy to the game. The Packers decided to play their starters through three quarters, while the Cardinals played most of their starters for only a few plays. With injuries being a factor the Cardinals started the NFC Wild Card game as a 2.5 point underdog at home on January 10, 2010. The Cardinals ended up beating the Green Bay Packers 51–45 in overtime in the highest scoring playoff game in NFL history, keeping alive the Packers–Cardinals rivalry which began on Nov. 20, 1921 when the two teams played to a 3–3 tie. For the game, Kurt Warner had 5 touchdown passes and only 4 incomplete passes, going 29 for 33. With the playoff victory, the Cardinals earned the right to play the New Orleans Saints in the divisional playoff game on January 16, 2010. The Packers game exposed Arizona's weak defense however, and they were out-gunned by the Saints during the Divisional playoff game, losing by a lop-sided score of 45–14. Kurt Warner went 17–26 for 205 yards passing, but failed to throw for any touchdowns. The Cardinals went 1–8 on 3rd down conversions. Warner was knocked out of the game in the second quarter when he threw an interception that was caught by Saints DE Will Smith. A few days after the game, Kurt Warner announced his retirement from the NFL. This took the team by surprise, as they had expected him to play for the last year of his contract. 2011 Several quarterback options were floated for 2011, including veteran Donovan McNabb (a part-time resident of Chandler, a local suburb) and Carson Palmer (who Kurt Warner personally lobbied for). In the end, the Cardinals got Eagles backup quarterback Kevin Kolb in exchange for trading cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. They beat the Carolina Panthers in Week 1 for Kolb's first regular season game on the team, but lost the next three against the Washington Redskins, Seattle Seahawks, and New York Giants despite close scores. In Week 5, they headed to face the Minnesota Vikings seeking their first win in Minnesota since 1977. Week 8 saw the Cardinals returning from their bye week to play the Baltimore Ravens, in Baltimore. Despite having a