T.J. Watt can't escape it - especially since his dad was such a good NFL player on defense for years.

 T.J. Watt can't escape it - especially since his dad was such a good NFL player on defense for years.



A year ago, T.J. Watt seemed poised to win the same award his older brother, J.J., has won three times. This year, he's in a close race with Aaron Donald for Defensive Player of the Year honors and will almost certainly be named First-Team All-Pro. Watt leads all 3-4 outside linebackers in sacks (19), quarterback hits (37) and hurries (33), while adding two interceptions and a touchdown to boot.

The Houston Texans' J.J. Watt is this close to a Most Valuable Player season with his sack total at 21.5 heading into the Week 11 game against the Indianapolis Colts on "Monday Night Football." The 2014 Defensive Player of the Year is just .5 sacks behind 1999 candidate Michael Strahan's pace of 22.5 sacks with six games remaining in the regular season.

J.J. Watt will officially accomplish something big or tie a big record — maybe even bigger than that — when the Texans visit the Baltimore Ravens this weekend. Watt can claim the NFL's single-season sack record with one more takedown, which would tie or break the mark of 22.5 held by former New York Giants star Michael Strahan.




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