With the rest of the NFL and the national media needing a reminder, Pittsburgh Steelers’star outside linebacker T.J. Watt showed them in Week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons that he’s the best pass rusher in football, period.
Watt had a sack, a fumble recovery, a tackle for loss against the run, and should have had an even bigger day if not for some incompetent officiating. Thanks to some calls from officials, one of which an official admitted he botched, Watt had two sacks and two forced fumbles taken away from him.
Despite those two calls against him, Watt still finished as the second-highest graded pass rusher in the NFL in Week 1 from Pro Football Focus, behind only Detroit’s Aidan Hutchinson.