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TJ Watt makes NFL history with strip sack against Cincinnati
By Ethan Stone
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TJ Watt made NFL history Sunday afternoon against the Cincinnati Bengals.
The former Wisconsin linebacker reached his 90th career sack on Sunday just 98 games into his NFL career. That’s the quickest it’s taken to reach 90 sacks since 2000, surpassing his brother, JJ and DeMarcus Ware.
Fewest games to 90+ sacks since 2000
T.J. Watt 98
J.J. Watt 102
DeMarcus Ware 103 pic.twitter.com/qAiXmdGN3a— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) November 26, 2023
Here’s Watt’s 90th sack. He fought through a receiver then made the right tackle look silly, forcing the ball out of QB Jake Browning’s hands. Cincinnati was able to recover the bouncing ball:
.@_TJWatt‘s 90th career sack 💪
📲: Stream on NFL+ https://t.co/T87FSnfvVk pic.twitter.com/KarKCMuZqJ
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) November 26, 2023
Watt has been an animal for Pittsburgh this season. He’s already sitting at 12.5 sacks on the year with 3 forced fumbles and 1 interception. He has 36 total tackles through 10 games this season.
The Steelers defense is one of the top units in the league thanks to Watt. Pittsburgh sits at 6-4 on the season, 3rd in the AFC North.
Ethan Stone was an editor for his student newspaper at the University of Tennessee and is now a News Manager for Saturday Tradition.