With 1.5 sacks on Sunday, Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt now has 76 sacks for his career. This was Watt’s 84 career game which makes him the third-fastest NFL player to have 75 career sacks.
The player to get to 75 sacks the fastest was Reggie White to did it in only 65 games while T.J.’s big brother J.J. is in second at 82 games.
Going into the season it seems like a foregone conclusion the younger Watt would top 75 sacks well ahead of his big brother’s mark but a partially torn pectoral sidelined him for nearly half of the season.
Watt’s 76 sacks are also good enough for third on the Steelers all-time list. He currently trails Jason Gildon who has 77.0 sacks and James Harrison who 80.5. Even after missing seven games, Watt still has plenty of opportunities to be the franchise sack leader by the end of the season.
In his 84th career game, T.J. Watt has become the 3rd-fastest player to reach 75.0 career sacks.
Only HOF Reggie White (65) and his older brother J.J. Watt (82) have accomplished the feat in fewer games since 1982 when sacks were first officially tracked. @steelers #HereWeGo
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) December 18, 2022
