Official NFL stats show T.J. Watt tied with Michael Strahan for the NFL single-season sack record, each with 22.5. Strahan set the mark first in 2001, Watt tying him in 2021. But there’s new evidence that Watt should stand alone for the official mark.
Twitter user and YouTuber JaguarGator9, who makes videos about all things quirky in football history, made the case yesterday. He shared a clip of one of Strahan’s sacks that season, a Week Eight game against the Dallas Cowboys. On a third and three with the ball at the 44-yard line, Strahan was credited for sacking QB Clint Stoerner.