Polamalu beats out Ed Reed for Defensive Player of Year

Two Ravens -- safety Ed Reed and defensive tackle Haloti Ngata -- lost out to Pittsburgh's Troy Polamalu for the Associated Press' Defensive Player of the Year award.

Polamalu received 17 votes Monday from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who cover the league, edging Green Bay linebacker Matthews by two votes. Reed and Ngata each received one vote.

Polamalu had seven interceptions this season along with 63 tackles, but made his mark with big plays. In a late-season victory against the Ravens, he forced Joe Flacco to fumble, which set up the winning touchdown.

Reed led the NFL with eight interceptions despite missing the first six games of the regular season and finished with 37 tackles. Ngata had 63 tackles and five sacks despite being continually double-teamed.

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(baltimoresun.com)