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Texans' J.J. Watt a disruptive force against Dolphins

Dipping his shoulder and jamming his right arm underneath Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Ja'Wuan James' armpit, Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt took the overmatched blocker for a ride Thursday night.

Watt drove James backward into the Dolphins' backfield as if he was wearing roller skates, not football cleats.

Watt dumped Dolphins quarterback Brock Osweiler for a sack to move into a tie for the NFL lead with Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald with eight sacks apiece.

Watt celebrated the sack by pretending to tip his hat to the crowd.

The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year is in the middle of an epic return from a gruesome broken leg suffered last year.