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Through his first five starts of 2024, Watt achieved 4.5 sacks, nearly one per game. [108] During Week 5's 20–17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, Watt would record his 100th career sack. [109] This makes Watt just one of 44 players in NFL history to achieve 100 sacks since the statistic started being officially recorded in 1982.
Sacks became an official statistic in 1982 and sacks from years prior do not count towards a player's career total. [1] Michael Strahan of the New York Giants and T. J. Watt of the Pittsburgh Steelers hold the official record with 22.5, which Strahan set during the 2001 season, and Watt matched during the 2021 season. [2]
That was sack No. 81.5 of Watt's career, which is the new all-time Steelers record. Even though sacks didn't become an official stat until 1982 and many great Steelers defenders played before then ...
By including the unofficial sack/dump records from 1960 to 1981, the following players also qualify as members of the 100-Sack Club. [48] [49] Additionally, LBs Lawrence Taylor and Rickey Jackson played their rookie seasons in 1981, which was the last season that sacks were not officially tracked. Taylor had 9.5 and Jackson had 8.0 sacks that ...
Steelers LB T.J. Watt had the 88th career NFL sack Sunday, passing brother J.J. for the second-most in a player's first 100 games in NFL history.
T.J. Watt is having a historic season, and fans are finally starting to take notice. Watt recorded his 16th sack of the 2021-22 season. That ties a Pittsburgh Steelers record, also held by the ...
So instead of tallying 23.5 sacks on the season, Watt will have to settle for 22.5, which still ties him with Michael Strahan for the NFL's single-season record. Was this a sack?
In Week 13 against the Indianapolis Colts, Watt recorded a sack on Philip Rivers during the 26–20 loss. It would ultimately turn out to be Watt's final sack in a Texans uniform. [149] On February 12, 2021, Watt requested and was granted his release from the Texans. [150] He was ranked 66th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of ...