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Watt bros. relish NFL sack race: 'It's pretty wild'

HOUSTON -- Before the Houston Texans' game on Sunday night, defensive end J.J. Watt had the chance to watch his younger brother T.J., an outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, deliver another impressive three-sack performance.

J.J. also knew that with those three sacks, T.J. had taken the lead in the family with six on the season and that he was tied with Bengals defensive tackle Geno Atkins for the NFL lead.

"I knew he had six sacks, so I knew I had to get at least one otherwise I couldn't go back to my phone after that," J.