In a 13-year career, former Chicago Bears defensive back Charles Tillman perfected the art of punching the football out of ball carriers’ hands, leading to turnovers.
Those forced fumbles, in which he’d punch at the ball, became known as the “Peanut Punch.”
All these years later, Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt is continuing to perfect that part of his game. Sunday’s performance in the Steelers’ 32-13 win over the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium was another example of that.
On a day in which the Raiders were chipping him and using extra protection in an effort to keep him from changing the game from a pass-rush perspective, Watt adjusted and changed the game in a major way due to his punches.