Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jason Jones is the GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Week for games played on Dec. 18-22, the NFL announced Thursday.
Jones had 3.5 sacks, forced three fumbles and recorded five tackles in the Titans' 31-14 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Jones was selected from among five finalists by voters on NFL.com/gmc. The other finalists were cornerback Leon Hall of the Cincinnati Bengals, safety Ed Reed of the Baltimore Ravens, defensive end Jason Taylor of the Washington Redskins and cornerback Josh Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks.
After the regular season, five players will be nominated for GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Year honors. Fans can vote for the winner on NFL.com/gmc throughout the month of January.
Hall made two tackles and had three interceptions, returning one 50 yards for a touchdown, in the
Bengals' 14-0 victory over the
Cleveland Browns.
Jones had 3.5 sacks, forced three fumbles and recorded five tackles in the
Titans' 31-14 victory over the Pittsburgh
Steelers.
Reed notched two interceptions and added a tackle in the
Ravens' 33-24 victory over the
Dallas Cowboys on NFL Network's
Saturday Night Football.
Taylor had two sacks and forced a fumble, which set up the
Redskins' only touchdown in their 10-3 victory over the Philadelphia
Eagles.
Wilson contributed five tackles, one sack and two interceptions to help the
Seahawks defeat the
New York Jets 13-3.


