Steelers star TJ Watt passes NFL legend with controversial sack vs. Eagles

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Just like that, TJ Watt passed another NFL legend on the all-time sack list. The Steelers star entered this contest with 106.0 sacks and 9.5 sacks on the season. Late in the second quarter, he added a pair of sacks to his historic pace.

With his first sack of the game against the Eagles, Watt passed Ed ‘Too Tall’ Jones on the NFL’s all-time sack list. Jones, who played from age 23 to age 38 with the Dallas Cowboys from 1974-1989, had 106.0 career sacks.

But this one was controversial.

As Watt competed with All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson on the field, the Steelers’ star pitched in to travel up Jalen Hurts. Although it looked like Hurts was able to get past the line, stat officials called this a sack for Watt.

This gave Watt 10.5 sacks on the season… but he wasn’t done yet. A few plays later, Watt caused Johnson to jump early and pick up a false start penalty. Then Watts dusted the legendary offensive tackle for a massive sack at Hurts.

With his second sack of the game against the Eagles, Watt surpassed Mark Gastineau on all-time

bag list. Gastineau became a trending figure in the news in the past week after his awkward comments to Brett Favre.

Watt’s first sack on Hurts looked more like an impressive run stop than anything else. But regardless of how this one spoke in the box, there’s no doubt that the Steelers star’s dominant first half kept Pittsburgh in the game.

The Eagles dominated Pittsburgh early in this game and quickly jumped out to a 17-3 lead. However, Watt’s resilience helped the Steelers fight back in this contest to make it 17-14 at halftime.

In addition to earning a pair of sacks in the first two quarters, Watt also had a tomahawk chop that resulted in a drive-kill forced fumble on Jalen Hurts. Now is the time for the offense to step up and do their part.

Watt was the clear front-runner for the Defensive Player of the Year award entering Week 15, and he only helped his cause with a remarkable showing against the Eagles.