Bears’ Nahshon Wright Wins NFC Defensive Player of the Month for November

A five-game takeaway streak powered Chicago’s 5-0 surge, vaulting him to the NFL lead in takeaways.

Overview

Wright produced five takeaways in November, finishing the month with three interceptions and two fumble recoveries.
He recorded a takeaway in each of five straight games, the first Bears player to do so since at least 1970.
Key plays included a game-sealing interception of Joe Flacco, a recovery of a Jaxson Dart fumble, leaping picks against the Vikings and Steelers, and a strip of Jalen Hurts on a tush push.
His eight takeaways this season lead the NFL, and he is the first Bears player with at least five interceptions and three fumble recoveries in a season since Wilber Marshall in 1986.
The honor makes him the 10th Bears player to earn the monthly award and the first since Robert Quinn in 2021, joining defensive backs Tim Jennings, Charles Tillman, and Eddie Jackson as team recipients.