Defense Leaders for Week 12

Tackles

Jairus Byrd (Oregon) Bills 11 Tackles
Lawyer Milloy (Washington) Seahawks 11 Tackles
Desmond Bishop (Cal) Packers 10 Tackles

Sacks

Terrell Thomas (USC) Giants 1 Sack

Mike Patterson (USC) Eagles 1 Sack

Andre Carter (Cal) Redskins 0.5 Sack

Interceptions

Terrell Thomas (USC) Giants 1 INT

Rey Maualuga (USC) Bengals 1 INT

Troy Polamalu (USC) Steelers 1 INT

Antoine Cason (Arizona) Chargers 1 INT

Forced Fumbles

Jairus Byrd (Oregon) Bills 1 FF

Terrell Thomas (USC) Giants 1 FF

Thomas DeCoud (Cal) Falcons 1 FF

Oshiomogho Atogwe (Stanford) Rams 1 FF

Sedrick Ellis (USC) Saints 1 FF

Roy Lewis (Washington) Seahawks 1 FF

Keenan Lewis (OSU) Steelers 1 FF

Fumble Recoveries

Jairus Byrd (Oregon) Bills 1 FR

Troy Polamalu (USC) Steelers 1 FR

Marcus Trufant (WSU) Seahawks 1 FR

Passes Defended

Terrell Thomas (USC) Giants 3 PD
Troy Polamalu (USC) Steelers 3 PD
Brian Cushing (USC) Texans 2 PD

Patrick Chung (Oregon) Patriots 2 PD