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Burleson Breaks Arm Adjusting Pizza Boxes While Driving

Oct 30, 2014 2:25 PM

Nate Burleson suffered a broken arm when trying to adjust one of the pizza boxes falling off a seat in his car early Tuesday morning.

Burleson broke his left arm in a single-car crash on Interstate 696 heading westbound near Drake Road in Farmington Hills, Mich., around 2:25 a.m. Tuesday. Police were called to the scene. Burleson, who complained of pain in his arm, was transported to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, according to Michigan State Police Lt. Michael Shaw.

Burleson will not be placed on season-ending injured reserve.

"It was actually a whole pizza," Shaw said. "He had purchased two whole pizzas, and one was sitting on top of the other one, and I guess when he was driving one of them was slipping off, and he was reaching over to push it back onto the seat and overcorrected and hit the median wall."

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Cardinals Beat Lions 25-21 (+9.9 TC, +4 TRC)

Oct 30, 2014 2:25 PM

The Arizona Cardinals defeated the Detroit Lions 25-21 as both teams are now 1-1.

The Cardinals had a +9.9 advantage in the Trench Counter, finishing with eight more first downs and limiting their penalty yards to 40 compared to 101 for the Lions. Arizona had a +4 edge in Total Rushes/Completions.

Carson Palmer went 22-for-39 for one touchdown and one interception.

Rashard Mendenhall carried 15 times for 66 yards and a touchdown that put the Cardinals out ahead in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter.

Matthew Stafford went 24-for-36 for 278 yards and two touchdowns in the first quarter to Calvin Johnson. Johnson finished with 116 yards receiving.

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Suh Expected To Receive Suspension For Next On-Field Issue

Jul 5, 2014 3:59 PM

Ndamukong Suh is expected to be suspended for his next personal foul penalty.

Suh has received five fines for on-field penalties, including a suspension for his 2011 stomp of Evan Dietrich-Smith.

Suh was fined $100,000 for his low block in Week 1.

Suh said this week that he won't change the way he plays.

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Ndamukong Suh Fined $100,000 For Block On Sullivan

Oct 30, 2014 2:26 PM

Ndamukong Suh has been fined $100,000 for his personal foul in Week 1, but did not receive a suspension.

Suh had an illegal low block on John Sullivan.

Suh's largest previous fine was $30,000 for kicking Matt Schaub in the groin.

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Bush Leads Lions To 34-24 Win Over AD, Vikings (+5.2 TC, +21 TRC)

Oct 30, 2014 2:25 PM

The Detroit Lions defeated the Minnesota Vikings by a final score of 34-24 despite another huge performance from Adrian Peterson.

The Lions had a +5.2 edge in The Trench Counter, with a +2 turnover differential and 12 more first downs. Detroit also had a +21 advantage in Total Rushes/Completions.

Reggie Bush rushed 21 times for 90 yards and also had a 77-yard touchdown reception in his Lions' debut. Matthew Stafford went 28-for-43 for 357 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Calvin Johnson caught four balls for 37 yards on nine targets.

Peterson had a 78-yard touchdown run and added a four-yard run along with a four-yard catch for his third score.

Christian Ponder threw three interceptions and also had a lost fumble.

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