Two weeks overdue with the couple’s first daughter, Kristen Stanton gave new meaning to delivering under pressure Monday night.

With Drew Stanton set to make his fourth start of the season and permanently take over the starting job vacated when Carson Palmer tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Sunday, the Stantons welcomed a healthy baby girl Monday night. Head coach Bruce Arians had jokingly offered a public plea for “Kristen to hurry up” to prevent Drew Stanton from missing any practice time this week. Players are off Tuesday.

Stanton replaced Palmer on Sunday, leading the first-place Cardinals (8-1) to their fifth straight victory.

“As far as our football team, everybody in our locker room including myself has all the confidence in Drew,” Arians said. “You all, too, should by now. He’s proven to everybody that he’s more than capable of finishing the job that this team has started.”

Teammates were outwardly supportive of Stanton, who was drafted 47th overall by the Detroit Lions but his opportunities have been limited throughout his career. When he landed in Arizona, following Arians from Indianapolis, his last game action was in 2010.

“Drew is extremely well-prepared,” teammate Larry Fitzgerald said. “It just seems like he hasn’t had any luck. He went to New York, and they brought in Tim Tebow. He went to Indianapolis, and they drafted Andrew Luck. He came to Arizona, and we trade for Carson Palmer. Everywhere he’s been, his opportunity has been doused. But we have total faith in Drew.”

Stanton is 2-1 as a starter this season, filling in when Palmer was dealing with a nerve issue in his right shoulder.