Sunday's game wasn't the textbook win, but Steve Keim doesn't much care about that. "Anytime you can win a game ,it's a positive," the GM said Monday during the "Doug and Wolf" show on Arizona Sports 98.7. "I would've preferred to win 38-10, but I think winning a game like this early in the season can do some things for your team internally to build confidence."

The Cardinals are now 2-2, but Keim, once again could have a significant injury with which he has to deal. This time it's linebacker Markus Golden, who is getting an MRI after hurting his knee. "I'm always fearful anytime a player can't return to the game," Keim said. "If I was going to bet on anyone, I would bet on Markus for two reasons. One he walked off the field and I've had two ACL (injuries) and I know what it's like. And there's no tougher player on our team in terms of playing through pain."

UPDATE: Ian Rapaport is reporting that Golden is out for the season after tearing his ACL.

Still, Keim said it's his job to have a "plan in place" if there is a player lost. Losing Golden would be a blow. Keim said it would be "hard to say" if left tackle D.J. Humphries (knee) will be back this week. Guard Alex Boone (pectoral) might be ahead of schedule, Keim said, but he too is iffy.

-- The Eagles are another team with a good pass rush and the fractured nature of the offensive line gives pause. The Cardinals managed to protect Carson Palmer pretty well in overtime Sunday as opposed to a rough afternoon the rest of the game. But Palmer was hit 16 times, which is way too many, and they have to find a way to drop that number.

-- Keim wasn't saying wide receiver John Brown, who is still dealing with the quad issue, is 100 percent healthy. But he "just brings another element to the offense that we've missed." The question is how well Smoke bounces back. Brown played in the opener and found that his quad got worse. The Cardinals have to hope Brown can start playing every week.

-- There was praise for Palmer -- "Two weeks in a row Carson has played very, very well," Keim said, but again, there is the obvious: Without better protection, Palmer's success is somewhat limited.

-- There were too many holding penalties on the offense, while the defense did some bend-but-not-break work to keep the Cards in it (and the way the Cards' D performed in the fourth quarter was excellent, to force overtime.)

-- Keim said running back Andre Ellington is playing with a lot of confidence, which isn't  surprise given that Ellington is now healthy. "He is a natural fit in this offense, especially in the passing game," Keim said.

-- As for 11? "To finish is with a kiss by Larry Fitzgerald was special," Keim said.