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named the NFC Defensive Player of the Month

After a dominating September, Detroit Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson has been . This adds to the Lions’ accolades for the week, as quarterback Jared Goff was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week just a day earlier.

Per the Lions PR department, Hutchinson is the first Lions defender to win this award in a decade, as the last to accomplish this was DeAndre Levy in September of 2014, and he is also the first Lions defensive lineman to ever receive this recognition.

Hutchinson’s 2024 stat lines are very impressive, and after just four games, he leads the NFL in sacks (6.