Cornerback Antoine Winfield of the Minnesota Vikings is the Defensive Player of the Week on NFL.com for games played on October 5 -6, the NFL announced today.Winfield finished with eight tackles and on one second-quarter play had a sack and forced and recovered a fumble to help the Vikings beat the New Orleans Saints 30 – 27 on Monday Night Football. Winfield also blocked a field goal and returned it 59 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter.Winfield was selected from among five finalists by voters on NFL.com/gmc. The other finalists were linebacker Gary Brackett of the Indianapolis Colts, defensive end Travis La Boy of the Arizona Cardinals, defensive end Mario Williams of the Houston Texans and linebacker La Marr Woodley of the Pittsburgh Steelers.After the regular season, five players will be nominated for GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Year honors. Fans can vote for the winner on NFL.com/gmc throughout the month of January.