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J.J. Watt First Ever With 2 20-Sack Seasons

By Phil Watson

Dec 28, 2014; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) reacts after sacking quarterback Blake Bortles (5) during the first quarter at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 28, 2014; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) reacts after sacking quarterback Blake Bortles (5) during the first quarter at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /
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J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans joined a very exclusive club on Sunday—with three sacks he is the first player in NFL history with two 20-sack seasons.

J.J. Watt made history with a flourish on Sunday, sacking Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles for a safety in the fourth quarter at NGR Stadium in Houston to become the first player in NFL history to have two seasons with at least 20 sacks.

The Houston Texans’ All-Pro came into Sunday’s game with 17½ sacks on the season and the safety was his third against Bortles on Sunday, running his season total to 20½.

Watt also had 20½ sacks in his second NFL season in 2012, when he was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year.

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He now has 57 sacks in just four seasons—the third-most for a player in that span.

The only players with more are now enshrined in Canton—Reggie White had 70 sacks in his first four seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles from 1985-88 and Derrick Thomas notched 58 in his first four years with the Kansas City Chiefs from 1989-92.

The safety gives Watt 32 points this season—the most for a defensive player since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, according to pro-football-reference.com. He had been tied with Ken Houston of the Houston Oilers (now Tennessee Titans), who had 30 points in 1971.

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