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Lions safety Glover Quin has been named the conference's defensive player of the week. He is Detroit's third player to win the award this season.

(Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)

ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions didn't have any NFC defensive players of the week the past two years.

They now have three in 2014, with two games to go.

Linebacker DeAndre Levy won the award in Week 1. Defensive end Ezekiel Ansah won it in Week 6. And now safety Glover Quin has won it for his contributions in Sunday's 16-14 win agains the Minnesota Vikings.

Quin's big play was a second-quarter interception that helped stop the bleeding on defense, and led to Detroit's only touchdown of the day. He now has a league-best six interceptions this year.

Quin has started every game since signing with the Lions last year, and like so many of his defensive teammates, is turning in a career season in 2014. His 63 tackles rank third on the team, and his six interceptions have led to 31 points, vital contributions for a team that has struggled to score consistently.

He is ranked by ProFootballFocus as the league's No. 2 safety.

And now he is the Lions' first defensive back to be named NFC defensive player of the week since Kurt Schulz in 2000.

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