While the Pittsburgh Steelers got humiliated at home in their regular season home opener against the San Francisco 49ers, one player managed to stick out in a positive away amidst the 30-7 blowout.
OLB T.J. Watt managed to tie Pittsburgh’s franchise sack record Sunday, sacking 49ers QB Brock Purdy three times, forcing two fumbles. Watt now has 80.5 sacks for his career tying former Steelers OLB James Harrison for the team lead all-time.
Third T.J. Watt sack that tied James Harrison for team sack record all-time #steelers #NFL pic.twitter.com/MBkGegbFrM
— Steelers Depot 7u20e3 (@Steelersdepot) September 10, 2023
The accomplishment is quite impressive seeing as Watt has only been in the league since 2017, well on his way to putting a firm grasp on that record by the time his playing career is done as he continues his fast track as a future Hall of Famer.