Life without T.J. Watt is a terrifying one for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
That was on display time and time again in the 2022 season as Pittsburgh went just 1-6 without Watt in the lineup in the first half of the season due to a partially torn pectoral muscle the 2021 Defensive Player of the Year suffered late in the fourth quarter in the Week 1 win at Cincinnati.
Without Watt, Pittsburgh couldn’t get to the quarterback consistently, didn’t force many turnovers and really had no answer for opposing offenses. Once he returned to the lineup in Week 10 against the New Orleans Saints though, the Steelers were a different team, going 7-2 down the stretch to finish 9-8 on the year.