When T.J. Watt is healthy, he’s a game-changer for the Pittsburgh Steelers. That proved to be true in Week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons. Watt had a sack, four tackles, two tackles for a loss, three quarterback hits, and a fumble recovery. He also had two separate strip-sacks wiped out due to penalty (including an offsides penalty called on him that wasn’t actually offsides).
The performance caught everyone’s eye. Pro Football Focus had him the highest-graded Steelers player and the highest-graded defensive player across the league heading into Monday night’s game. So it should be of no surprise that Rich Eisen had Watt’s game against the Falcons as one of the top-five performances of the weekend.