Tying the NFL's single-season sack record earned Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt the league's Defensive Player of the Year award.
His brother, J.J. Watt -- a two-time defensive player of the year himself -- presented him with the award, which was the first one announced at Thursday's NFL Honors awards show in Los Angeles.
The younger Watt tied Michael Strahan's 2002 single-season sack record of 22.5 sacks despite missing two full games because of injury. He won the award at the end of season that began with the Steelers making him the NFL's highest-paid defensive player.