{"id":12004,"date":"2024-10-14T03:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T03:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=12004"},"modified":"2024-10-14T03:10:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T03:10:00","slug":"steelers-mike-tomlin-speaks-out-on-t-j-watt-tying-career-high-vs-raiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=12004","title":{"rendered":"Steelers\u2019 Mike Tomlin Speaks Out on T.J. Watt Tying Career High vs. Raiders.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2178271009.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2178271009.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2178271009.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2178271009.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"T.J. Watt\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"169\" data-dom-ready-time=\"184\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin addressed T.J. Watt recording a pair of forced fumbles against the Las Vegas Raiders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0defeated the\u00a0Las Vegas Raiders\u00a032-13 in Week 6. It was only the second time since the start of the 2021 season that the Steelers defeated an opponent by at least 19 points.<\/p>\n<p>But the game could have been a lot closer if not for\u00a0T.J. Watt.<\/p>\n<p>The 4-time first-team All-Pro didn\u2019t have any sacks. But he tied a career high with 2 forced fumbles, the last of which came at the 1-yard line for the Raiders offense.<\/p>\n<p>After the victory, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin expressed a strong appreciation for Watt\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan\u2019t say enough about T.J. [Watt] that hasn\u2019t already been said in terms of his ability to impact the game in a variety of ways,\u201d\u00a0Tomlin told reporters. \u201cIt is special. We\u2019re not surprised by it. But it\u2019s still special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was Watt\u2019s fifth game with\u00a02 forced fumbles in his NFL career. The last time Watt had 2 forced fumbles in a contest was Week 1 of the 2023 season.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>T.J. Watt Stars for Steelers Defense Without Any Sacks<\/h2>\n<p>The Steelers entered Week 6 without edge rushers\u00a0Alex Highsmith\u00a0and\u00a0Nick Herbig. On October 12,\u00a0the team also placed defensive end DeMarvin Leal\u00a0on injured reserve.<\/p>\n<p>So, the Steelers badly needed Watt to play like the star he is versus the Raiders. He didn\u2019t disappoint.<\/p>\n<p>Although he didn\u2019t record a sack, Watt forced 2 fumbles. Defensive lineman\u00a0Keeanu Benton recovered the first Watt forced fumble at the Raiders 30-yard line with 2:39 remaining in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers converted the takeaway into a touchdown, which gave them their first lead of the day. They didn\u2019t relinquish that lead the rest of the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Watt\u2019s second forced fumble came with the Steelers leading 22-7. The Raiders, though, were 1 yard away from pulling back to within a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>But for the second time, Watt punched the ball free on a running play. Safety\u00a0DeShon Elliott\u00a0recovered the loose ball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what other way to state it other than I\u2019m not surprised by it, but it doesn\u2019t make it any less amazing,\u201d\u00a0Tomlin told the media. \u201cIf you\u2019ve been around him during the course of his career here, you just know that he\u2019s going to seize those moments. He\u2019s going to rise up and be what we need him to be in some form or fashion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just think today was a reflection of it. It\u2019s just another chapter in his awesome story that is his career.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Watt Finds Different Way to Help Steelers Win<\/h2>\n<p>Watt has led the NFL in sacks three times in the past four seasons.\u00a0He had\u00a04.5 sacks in the first five games this season and\u00a0became the second-fastest player\u00a0in NFL history to reach 100 career sacks during Week 5.<\/p>\n<p>But without Highsmith and Herbig versus the Raiders, Watt told the media that he knew he was going to have to find a different method for impacting the game other than sacks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand that, at a certain point, if they want to truly eliminate you getting to the quarterback by getting the ball out quick, with slides and chips, a team can pretty much do that,\u201d\u00a0Watt told the media. \u201cSo I\u2019m going to have to try and find ways to continue to effect the game as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been doing the punchout since back to Tim Tibesar in college at Wisconsin. He coached Peanut Tillman in Chicago, and he used to tell me that Peanut used to always get a ball out in practice. I\u2019ve carried that with me, and it\u2019s been something that I\u2019ve continued to try and do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Typically, Watt registers his forced fumbles on sacks. But Week 6 was the first time in Watt\u2019s career that he posted 2 forced fumbles with zero sacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyPittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin addressed T.J. Watt recording a pair of forced fumbles against the Las Vegas Raiders. 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