Terrorizing quarterbacks since 2017, T.J. Watt has blazed to another pass-rushing pinnacle.
The Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker hit the 100-sack plateau on Sunday night with a takedown of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. Watt converged on Prescott in the second quarter with Nick Herbig, earing half a sack to bring him to 100 on the nose.
Watt lost his helmet and forced Prescott to lose the ball in the process, and the fumble was recovered by Herbig, who later exited with a second-half hamstring injury, for a game-changing turnover.
Watt, playing in his 109th career game, is the second-fastest player in NFL history to reach the milestone, surpassing Hall of Famer DeMarcus Ware, who hit 100 in 113 contests. Hall of Famer Reggie White was the fastest to 100, doing so in just 96 games.
Watt, a six-time Pro Bowler and the 2021 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year, entered Sunday with 99.5 career sacks.
The 29-year-old is quite clearly on a Hall of Fame trajectory and is amid one of his finest seasons to date, having dominated each week so far. He's also recorded a sack in every game this year so far and, dating back to last season's finale, has tallied sacks in five straight games.
Adding to history was that Watt and retired brother J.J. Watt are now the only siblings in NFL chronicle with 100 sacks apiece.
T.J. could conceivably catch his brother J.J. this year on the all-time sack list. J.J. finished his career with 114.5 sacks, which is 24th all time.
A three-time single-season sack champion, T.J. Watt's 22.5 sacks in 2021 are tied for the most in a single year. Sack milestones are nothing new for Watt and there's likely to be more reached after Sunday.
