Tillman Honored 10/24/12
By: Scott Leber
Updated: October 25, 2012
Tillman helped hold Lions WR Calvin Johnson to 34 yards on three receptions and
broke up a pass in the end zone on first-and-goal from the 1 in the third
quarter. On the next play, DT Henry Melton knocked the ball loose from
Lions RB Joique Bell, which was recovered by LB Brian Urlacher - one of
three red zone takeaways for the Bears defense.
This is Tillman's third NFC Defensive
Player of the Week award (Week 8, 2005; Week 5, 2012). Tillman joins Hall of
Famer Richard Dent (six times) and Urlacher (five times) as the only Bears
players to be honored as Defensive Player of the Week three or more times and
is the first defensive player to win the award in back-to-back contests.
Earlier in the year, fellow CB Tim
