Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has been suspended for his team’s playoff game in Dallas on Sunday, the NFL announced Monday.

Suh stepped on the lower leg of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers as Rodgers lay on the ground during the fourth quarter of the Packers’ 30-20 win Sunday.

On Sunday, Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy called it “ridiculous” and said, “There’s no place for that.”

Before the news of the suspension came on Monday, Detroit coach Mike Caldwell said he had reviewed the incident and talked to Suh about it and would await the league’s decision. Suh is expected to appeal.

The suspension would be the second of the kind for Detroit in two weeks. Center Dominic Raiola was banned from the Lions’ game Sunday after he stomped on the ankle of Chicago defensive lineman Ego Ferguson the previous week.

Suh has a history of unsportsmanlike conduct — against Green Bay and other teams. He was suspended for two games in 2011 after stomping on the arm of Green Bay center Evan Dietrich-Smith. Suh also has been fined for dirty plays against Minnesota center John Sullivan and several quarterbacks.

With Suh suspended, the Lions — who had the league’s No. 2 defense this season — are expected to be without both starting defensive tackles in Dallas. Nick Fairley has been out since midseason with a knee injury, and Caldwell said it would require “a miracle” for him to play.

If the Lions do not advance in the playoffs, this could be an ignominious end to Suh’s career in Detroit. He is a free agent after the season.