The Detroit Lions received good news Tuesday, December 30, afternoon after hearing Ndamukong Suh has won his appeal of a one game suspension and will be able to play against the Dallas Cowboys.
Suh will instead be fined $70,000 for stepping on Aaron Rodgers' leg but receive no further penalty. With Suh starting at defensive tackle it gives the Lions their best chance of upsetting the Dallas Cowboys.
With Suh the Lions only allow 3.0 yards per rush attempt and sack the opposing quarterback on 7% of snaps in contrast to 3.8 yards per rush attempt and 3% sack percentage without him.
Many believed Suh would not be able to win his appeal with his track record of so called "dirty plays" in the past. Suh has been fined over a quarter of a million dollars over his career due to multiple incidents over the years.
This by no means guarantees the Lions a win over the Cowboys, but it does give allow them to give their best possible shot with Suh out on the field. Fellow defensive tackle Nick Fairley is already out with a knee injury and the additional loss of Suh would have been devastating for the Lions.
Sunday's key matchup will indeed be one of the best defensive lines in the league going up against an equally dominant Cowboys offensive line that contains three Pro Bowl offensive lineman in Tyron Smith, Travis Frederick and Zach Martin.
