Last season, Steelers star pass rusher T.J. Watt was several questionable calls away from outright owning the single-season sack record of 22.5 he tied last year with Giants Hall Of Famer Michael Strahan. If not for an iffy roughing-the-passer penalty on Cam Heyward that erased half a sack, and the infamous “aborted play” by Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley that ruled out a full one, and Watt would’ve had the record all to himself. Or how about the two full games, and halves of others that he missed during the 2021 season due to injury? It was not in the cards though, but he did capture his first (arguably his second straight) NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award.
NFL Network’s David Carr Hands ’22 Sack Crown To Steelers’ T.J. Watt, Giving Him 24
