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Brooke PryorNov 23, 2025, 02:25 PM ET
- Brooke Pryor is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN who has covered the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2019. She previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and the University of Oklahoma for The Oklahoman.
CHICAGO -- Little brother no more.
With a strip sack against Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams in the end zone Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers' T.J. Watt, 31, surpassed older brother J.J. Watt in career sacks.
Watt's 115th sack, which bests J.J.'s total of 114.5, didn't just bring down the second-year quarterback -- it also turned into the Steelers' second touchdown of the day as Williams fumbled the ball and edge rusher Nick Herbig recovered it for the score 14 seconds into the second quarter.
It's fitting that T.J. passed J.J. in this particular game, because his 36-year-old brother was in the broadcast booth at Soldier Field for CBS.
"If he's going to pass my record, that's one hell of a way to do it, with a strip-sack causing a touchdown. Good for you TJ," J.J. Watt said on the broadcast following the play.
T.J. and J.J. Watt are the only pair of brothers to each record 100 or more career sacks since 1982, when sacks became official, according to ESPN Research.
With the second-quarter sack, T.J. Watt has seven sacks and three forced fumbles this season.
The Bears defeated the Steelers 31-28.
