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Inside the Detroit Lions: Menacing D-line could be ticket to 2019 success

Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez discuss the Detroit Lions signing Mike Daniels and cutting Theo Riddick on July, 27, 2019. Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press

It’s no coincidence the best defense the Detroit Lions have fielded in the past two decades — the 2014 unit that carried the team to 11 regular-season wins and a playoff appearance — also happened to have the best defensive line ever to call Ford Field its home.

Ndamukong Suh had 8.5 sacks that season. Ziggy Ansah brought steady pressure off the edge. George Johnson gave the line a lift out of nowhere.