Steelers' T.J. Watt did something no one has in over 40 years vs. Ravens

If you watched the Pittsburgh Steelers take down the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, then you know T.J. Watt was a feature in the contest.  Coming off a week in Houston where he didn't look like himself, Watt was back to his game-wrecking ways yesterday.  So much so, that he just broke a record that stood […]

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If you watched the Pittsburgh Steelers take down the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, then you know T.J. Watt was a feature in the contest. 

Coming off a week in Houston where he didn't look like himself, Watt was back to his game-wrecking ways yesterday. 

So much so, that he just broke a record that stood for over four decades:

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Pittsburgh LB T.J. Watt registered 2.0 sacks and a FR in today’s 17-10 win. Watt is the first player since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, with a sack and FR in three of his team's first five games of a season. – Michael Bertsch, Steelers P.R.

In case you need your memory jogged, or just want an excuse to Watch Watt go to work, here are the plays that helped him break this record, adding to the lore of this Pittsburgh legend:

Highsmith works the edge and forces the fumble on Jackson here, with Watt coming in to scoop it up before making a play for the endzone. But he wasn't done there, as what happened next ended the day for Baltimore, and sealed the accolade for Watt: