In news that should come as absolutely zero surprise, Pittsburgh Steelers OLB TJ Watt has been named Week 13’s AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his terrific performance Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens.
Watt finished Sunday’s win with six total tackles, six QB hits, 3.5 sacks, three tackles for loss, and a forced fumble. It was arguably his best individual performance of the season despite missing the entire week of practice due to being placed on the COVID list. Watt also had multiple key pressures in the win, leading to a Minkah Fitzpatrick interception and the game-winning two-point conversion stop, forcing a slightly inaccurate throw that TE Mark Andrews couldn’t haul in.