Overview
- Watt recorded his 115th career sack to surpass J.J. Watt’s 114.5, reaching the mark in his ninth season and taking over as the Watt family leader.
- The milestone came on a strip-sack of Bears quarterback Caleb Williams that Nick Herbig recovered in the end zone to give Pittsburgh a 14-7 lead.
- On the broadcast, J.J. praised the moment as a fitting way to be passed and jokingly said he would put the pads back on to reclaim the family mark.
- According to ESPN Research, T.J. and J.J. are the only brothers with 100 or more sacks since the NFL made sacks an official statistic in 1982.
- Despite the defensive touchdown, Chicago beat Pittsburgh 31-28; T.J. is at seven sacks and three forced fumbles this season as the Steelers fall to 6-5.