After the game, Watt spoke to NFL Network reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala and said that he is hoping a play that looked like a sack but wasn’t counted can be reversed by the league to give him the record outright.
“Trying to make it 23.5, we’ll see what they say,” Watt said. This is in reference to a play Watt made on Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley in the first half. Watt came in after a bad snap and took Huntley down, forcing a fumbling. Under most circumstances, this would be a strip-sack but it wasn’t allowed as the league determined Huntley was a runner at that point.
We will see if the NFL reverses course and makes Watt the single-season sack leader by himself. What do you think? Should Watt get credit for the other play or is he stuck at 22.5 for the season? Let us know in the comments below.
TJ Watt on rollercoaster emotions, scoreboard-watching, Ben Roethlisberger, staying alive and that sack record… there was no tired after this one. Only smiles. #Steelers pic.twitter.com/xoMm5oTg8L
— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) January 9, 2022
