The Pittsburgh Steelers engaged in a classic matchup with the Dallas Cowboys on "Sunday Night Football."
The historic inter-conference rivalry includes three Super Bowl bouts, the most between any two teams all-time.
Steelers pass-rusher T.J. Watt added another footnote to the annals of the rivalry, reaching 100 career sacks while helping to force a critical turnover early in the second quarter.
Watt and teammate Nick Herbig came together to sandwich Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, stripping the football and recovering it before Dallas could potentially take the lead.
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Watt was awarded a half sack with Herbig, which brought him to the century mark in his 109th career game — the second-fastest player since 1982, when sacks were first recorded, per the NBC broadcast. Hall of Famer Reggie White was the fastest, reaching the benchmark in just 96 games.
The 29-year-old Watt is the only player to lead the league in sacks three times since it began tracking the stat — 2019 (15 sacks), 2021 (22.5 - tied for the NFL record with Michael Strahan), 2023 (19).
Watt is already the all-time franchise sacks leader for Pittsburgh, with Sunday's career milestone adding to his young, illustrious legacy with the team.
His older brother, J.J. Watt, sent a congratulatory post on X teasing him about owing the rest of the "100 Sack Club" a new car.
Welcome to the 100 Sack Club @_TJWatt,
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) October 7, 2024
we’ve been waiting.
New guy buys everyone else a car.
I don’t make the rules,
that’s just the way it goes…
J.J., who led the league in sacks twice (2012 and 2015), achieved 100 sacks in 2020, his final year with the Houston Texans and his 10th in the league overall. He and his brother have an astonishing 214.5 sacks combined and climbing, per SportsGrid.
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