Pittsburgh Steelers second-year outside linebacker T.J. Watt recorded three sacks for the team yesterday, the second time this season that he has managed to do so. Though he did not have any sacks in the other three games played, he now has six sacks in the team’s first five, and is just one shy of his rookie season total in 15 games.
It’s also the first time since 2010 that any Steelers defensive player has reached five sacks within the team’s first five games. James Harrison managed to accomplish the feat that year, including a pair of two-sack games in Weeks Two and Five for five total.